Attorney General Pam Bondi made a major move Friday by filing a request to unseal the grand jury testimony from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The Department of Justice, alongside Deputy AG Todd Blanche, submitted the motion as a direct response to growing public pressure—and President Trump’s demand for full disclosure following another hit piece from the Wall Street Journal.

The motion states that transparency is a top priority for the DOJ under Bondi, especially on an issue that continues to raise alarm among citizens, lawmakers, and the media alike. The filing emphasizes that, despite Epstein’s death and the DOJ’s official conclusions regarding his criminal activity and suspicious demise, the American public still has a right to know what was uncovered during the government’s years-long investigation.

“The time for the public to guess what they should end,” the filing declares. It argues that with Epstein no longer alive, many privacy concerns no longer apply, and redactions can be made to protect victims’ identities without sacrificing transparency.

The request covers the full grand jury transcripts related to Epstein’s case and includes a separate motion to unseal material from Ghislaine Maxwell’s proceedings as well. Bondi’s DOJ made it clear they are prepared to work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York to ensure that all personal and victim-related data is properly redacted before anything is released.

The push to unseal the records came after the Wall Street Journal published a so-called bombshell alleging that Trump once sent Epstein a birthday card in 2003. Trump immediately fired back, slamming the story as a desperate smear attempt and promising legal action against the paper and its parent company. True to his word, Trump filed a defamation suit the next day.

But instead of just suing, Trump also demanded Bondi take official action to unseal the grand jury records and bring the real Epstein story to light. “This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!” he wrote on Truth Social, adding that the American people deserve to see the truth—not tabloid distractions.

Judge Richard M. Berman, who presided over Epstein’s criminal case before his death in 2019, will now have the final say. CNN confirmed that Berman will determine whether the court will lift previous protective orders and allow the transcripts to become public record.

The filing argues that the Epstein and Maxwell matters meet the legal threshold for release due to overwhelming historical and public interest. It cites prior legal precedent indicating that even long-standing grand jury secrecy rules can be overridden in cases where public trust and institutional integrity are at stake.

For now, the country waits for Judge Berman’s decision. But one thing is clear—Trump and Bondi are not backing down. If this motion succeeds, it could pull the curtain back on one of the most suspicious criminal cover-ups in modern American history and finally reveal who else might be implicated in Epstein’s vast and shadowy network.