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July 23, 2025
Judges Ask Justice Dept. to Submit Epstein Case Transcripts With Proposed Redactions
July 22, 2025 Updated 5:38 p.m. ET Two federal judges in Manhattan said in similar court orders on Tuesday that they would try to "expeditiously" resolve motions by Attorney General Pam Bondi seeking to unseal grand jury transcripts from the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell. But both judges ordered the government to file legal arguments setting out the "special circumstances" that would justify disclosing the materials, which are sh ...
Go to discussionGOP mocked for posting about Trump's paper straw policies amid Epstein fallout
Tuesday 22 July 2025 22:10 BST Social media users are mocking the GOP after a tweet from its official X account, stating President Donald Trump is "Making Straws Great Again" as the White House continues to deal with fallout over the Epstein files investigation. Posted Tuesday morning, the tweet includes a photo of Trump looking celebratory with his fist in the air and an inset of paper straws, celebrating the current president's cancellation of paper straw mandates under the Biden ...
Go to discussionJeffrey Epstein's Former Attorney Who Secured Plea Deal Dead at 80
Published Jul 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM EDT | Updated Jul 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM EDT Roy Black, the prominent defense attorney who helped secure Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal, has died, according to his law partner. Black died on Monday at his home in Coral Gables at the age of 80 after an illness, his law partner Howard Srebnick said. "For more than 30 years, Roy was my teacher, mentor and friend," Srebnick told The Associated Press. "The loss(es) I feel personally and professionall ...
Go to discussionExclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Updated 9:31 PM EDT, Tue July 22, 2025 CNN — Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. Epstein’s attendance at the ceremony at the Plaza Hotel was not widely known until now. In addition, footage from a 1999 Victoria’s Secret fashion event in New York shows Trump and Epstein laughing and chatting tog ...
Go to discussionDemocrats play hardball on Epstein files
07/22/25 5:41 PM ET Democrats are showing they’re ready to get dirty and hit President Trump where it hurts by stoking the Jeffrey Epstein controversy that’s severed his MAGA movement. The strategy strays from the official line coming from top Democrats such as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), who say they want their midterm campaign message to center on Medicaid cuts and other kitchen-table policies contained in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” But the focus on Epstein has also b ...
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