The Justice Department said unsealing grand jury transcripts related to Epstein's case is necessary given "longstanding and legitimate" public interest in the case.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department is ready to go to court Friday to request grand jury transcripts be unsealed in the case of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Brandon Goldner is following this developing story.

US President Donald Trump administration's decision to seek the release of grand jury transcripts but not Justice Department files comes after a recent article by the Wall Street Journal reported on an alleged bawdy birthday greeting by the president for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003,