The Justice Department seeks to interview the disgraced financier’s jailed associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, as calls for transparency into the matter persist.

Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said Tuesday morning that he wants to give the White House “space” to release the Epstein information on its own, despite the bipartisan push for legislation that aims to force the release of more documents.

La., arrives for an early morning strategy session with the Republican Conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein,

Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing President Trump's ire in the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to sources. Trump is suing the Wall Street Journal and its owner, Rupert Murdoch for $10 billion,

The federal judge now overseeing the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury records from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case said in a new order Tuesday that he plans to rule "expeditiously" on the matter but requires more information before he can do so.