The Justice Department said unsealing grand jury transcripts related to Epstein's case is necessary given "longstanding and legitimate" public interest in the case.

A Wall Street Journal report late Thursday added new scrutiny to President Donald Trump’s relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Donald Trump was friendly for at least 15 years with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019.

"All the work that we did to tell the world what happened to us, it’s all being erased," victim Danielle Bensky said.

How did the case start in Palm Beach County? Did Trump know him then? Why is it an endless source of fascination?

"Washington Week" host Jeffrey Goldberg and his panel discuss the Trump administration's approach to the Jeffrey Epstein case. JEFFREY GOLDBERG, THE ATLANTIC, 'WASHINGTON WEEK' HOST: I want, I want to move to the -- I will be revisiting this again,

Former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Stacey Williams told CNN her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein and president Donald Trump "were best friends" when she knew the pair. "I have plenty of anecdotes," she also said.

And speaking of going to court, Trump said Thursday night he will sue Rupert Murdoch and “his third rate newspaper,” the Wall Street Journal, for publishing what Trump says is a “FAKE” letter. The Journal reported that Trump sent the letter to Epstein in 2003 to be included in a commemorative book for Epstein’s 50th birthday.