The president’s directive follows weeks of uproar surrounding the handling of the so-called Epstein files and after Trump announced his plans to sue the Wall Street Journal after the paper published a bombshell report detailing a bawdy birthday card Trump allegedly gave to Jeffrey Epstein.

Bondi's announcement came after an explosive Wall Street Journal report about a letter Trump sent to Epstein in 2003.

“Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!”

Online users shared a screenshot of the February 2025 letter, suggesting it contradicted a finding that Jeffrey Epstein didn't keep a "client list."

For more than a week, the MAGA world has been ablaze over the fact that Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to release the Jeffrey Epstein files despite promising to do so just a few months ago. Now, new evidence puts that decision in a new light.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Alcatraz on Thursday, where they are expected to announce plans to reopen the dilapidated California state prison that closed decades ago for being too expensive to operate and has since been transformed into a museum.