Reference News Network, July 19 report: According to AFP, on July 18, the U.S. Attorney General will apply to lift the confidentiality restrictions on documents related to Epstein, an event that has put Trump in an embarrassing situation for several days.
The Wall Street Journal published a bombshell article on the 17th, stating that Trump had sent a "flirtatious" letter to Epstein on his 50th birthday at the beginning of this century. This enraged Trump, who that night said he would sue the newspaper and its owner, media mogul Murdoch.
The report stated that under pressure from within his own camp, Trump also asked the Department of Justice to release all testimony "related to" the Epstein judicial proceedings. Attorney General Pam Bondi said she was "prepared" to ask the court to lift the confidentiality rules on the testimony related to this incident starting from the 18th.
Trump said on the evening of the 17th that the decision to release the testimony "would still require the court's approval." Democratic Congressman and former federal prosecutor Daniel Goldman believes that these materials "go beyond just Epstein and Maxwell (Epstein's girlfriend)."
The report mentioned that Trump has been defending himself for over a week because some of his supporters have accused his government of wanting to conclude the Epstein case too quickly. Epstein died by suicide in his cell in New York in July 2019.
Some prominent figures of the "Make America Great Again" movement have, in recent years, demanded the disclosure of any potential secret list of Epstein's clients. However, more than ten days ago, the Department of Justice, police, and FBI issued a joint report claiming there was no evidence of such a list or that it was used to blackmail certain high-profile individuals. (Translated by Lu Longjun)
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