Amid public clamor, Trump directed Bondi on July 17 to seek the release of grand jury testimony from federal cases brought against Epstein and his girlfriend, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. A federal judge in Florida rejected one of the administration’s requests July 23. Two other requests are still pending in Manhattan federal court.

Vice President JD Vance faced a grilling from social media users on Wednesday after posting about California’s congressional district map. In a post on X, Vance wrote that the “gerrymander in California is outrageous.