President Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday to seek the release of grand jury testimony on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, the latest move to attempt to placate a MAGA base seething over the Epstein files.

Donald Trump's Jeffrey Epstein headache persisted this week with a new report on his alleged ties to Epstein and ongoing calls for transparency.

President Trump late Thursday ordered the Justice Department to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein.

"I have asked the Justice Department to release all grand jury testimony with respect to Epstein," Trump said.

The president threatened to sue the newspaper and News Corp for publishing an article about a letter bearing his name that was included in a 2003 birthday album for Jeffrey Epstein.

Attorney General Pam Bondi responded on social media Thursday evening, saying, "we are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts."

Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a formal request to release grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein. But the president continues to distance himself from the late, disgraced financier.

Donald Trump has asked the US attorney-general to seek the release of grand jury transcripts relating to Jeffrey Epstein as the administration tries to contain a backlash over its handling of files related to the late convicted paedophile.