"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. This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Shortly after, Bondi said on social media platform X that the Justice Department was ready to move the court on Friday, US time, to unseal the grand jury transcripts.
"President Trump - we are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts," Bondi wrote.
Trump has been facing pressure from some of his supporters and renewed public scrutiny on the convicted sex offender's connections to powerful figures.
Epstein, a wealthy financier, was facing federal charges of sex trafficking minors when he died by suicide in jail in 2019. He had pleaded not guilty, and the case was dismissed after his death.
The topic returned to the news last week after the Trump administration reversed course on its pledge to release documents it had previously suggested would offer major revelations about Epstein and his alleged clientele.
Earlier on Thursday, Trump's press secretary told reporters he would not recommend appointing a special prosecutor in the Epstein case.
"The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That's how he feels," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Leavitt said Trump had already directed the Justice Department and Attorney General Pam Bondi to conduct an "exhaustive review of all files", dismissing the renewed interest in Epstein as politically motivated and accusing Democrats of ignoring the issue during their time in power.
On Wednesday, Trump attacked supporters who have been critical of his administration's handling of the Epstein case.
"Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don't even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don't want their support anymore!" Trump said on his platform Truth Social.
Later in the day, he said Bondi should release whatever she thinks is credible.
"Whatever's credible, she can release," he told reporters. "If a document's there that's credible, she can release. I think it's good."
With AP
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