US Justice Department files motion to unseal grand jury transcripts in Epstein cases, while President Trump files defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its report on his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Trump seeks at least $10bn in damages and has instructed the Justice Department to also file a motion in Manhattan federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases. Trump denies writing a lewd birthday message to Epstein and lashes out at the newspaper. This controversy prompts conspiracy theories among Trump’s far-right supporters, who believe the government is covering up Epstein’s ties to the elite.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/19/trump-sues-wall-street-journal-rupert-murdoch-for-10bn-over-epstein-story?traffic_source=rss
