US Justice Department asks court to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records

Jeffrey Epstein (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP)

The Justice Department has asked a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case amid a firestorm over the Trump administration’s handling of records related to the wealthy financier.

Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche filed a motion urging the court to release the transcripts a day after President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to do so.