Trump, Jeffrey Epstein
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The Justice Department said unsealing grand jury transcripts related to Epstein's case is necessary given "longstanding and legitimate" public interest in the case.
Despite recent claims by President Donald Trump that former Biden officials doctored files related to Jeffrey Epstein, many of the documents -- including those mentioning Trump and several prominent Democrats -- have been public for years.
The lawsuit comes after The Wall Street Journal reported on a 50th birthday greeting to Jeffrey Epstein that Trump allegedly sent in 2003 that included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to secrets they shared.
"All the work that we did to tell the world what happened to us, it’s all being erased," victim Danielle Bensky said.
Donald Trump was friendly for at least 15 years with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019.
The FBI allegedly instructed agents to “flag” any mention of President Donald Trump while reviewing files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Wall Street Journal reported the text of Trump's letter to Epstein was inside a hand-drawn outline of a nude woman.