July 17 (UPI) -- Amid a deepening furor from far-right supporters over his administration's reluctance to make public the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump on Thursday directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release "any and all" grand jury testimony related to the disgraced, deceased financier.

The attorney general plans to ask a court to release the papers. But even if the request succeeds, it would fall far short of critics’ demands to release all investigative materials.

The Attorney General finally gave into the pressure on Thursday night.

If you believe Donald Trump, the letter published today in the Wall Street Journal, purporting to be from him to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is 'fake news'.

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump has sued the Wall Street Journal and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch, making good on a promise he made Thursday after the newspaper reported that Trump in 2003 sent Jeffrey Epstein a birthday greeting that included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to secrets they shared.

President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The president has been under intense political pressure from his base after Attorney General Pam Bondi withheld portions of investigative files on the disgraced financier.

Donald Trump’s name appeared on a risque 2003 personal note to Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The president responded that the letter was fake.

Trump sues Murdoch and WSJ over Epstein report, sparking conspiracy theories and political turmoil in the US.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a motion urging the court to release the transcripts a day after President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to do so.

The recent decision by the US Dept of Justice and FBI to issue a memo concluding there was no evidence of a client list and that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide has resulted in some of Trump's most ardent supporters being very angry with him.

DOJ seeks to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts, citing public interest in criminal cases against him and Maxwell.

The US President is now threatening to sue the Wall Street Journal for reporting the alleged letter.

The lawsuit comes a day after the Wall Street Journal published a story alleging that Trump once sent a suggestive birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.

Donald Trump's administration said it would seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, as the US president sought to dispel lingering political fallout over his team's handling of the sex trafficking case.

US President Donald Trump has denied a Wall Street Journal report claiming he sent child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a provocative birthday note featuring a nude sketch and cryptic message. The alleged letter included Trump's signature. Trump called it fake and vowed legal action against the Publication. Allies like Vice President JD Vance, Congresswomen Marjorie Taylor Greene, dismissed the story as false and "politically motivated".

Trump threatens to sue Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter, denies writing raunchy note in scandalous collection.

The Department of Justice requested a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein amid pressure from President Trump's supporters for more transparency.

The Department of Justice requested a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein amid pressure from President Trump's supporters for more transparency.

President Donald Trump has denied writing a "bawdy" birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein as he threatened to take a major US newspaper to court.

Donald Trump's team was desperate to kill a Wall Street Journal story about Trump writing a salacious letter to Jeffrey Epstein in the early 2000s.

A court docket appears to show President Donald Trump suing News Corp. and Rupert Murdoch.But a person close to Trump's legal team said it wasn't

The president said a Wall Street Journal report alleging a racy letter sent to Epstein on his 50th Birthday in 2003 bore his name and signature was “FAKE NEWS.”

President Trump asks AG Pam Bondi to release Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury transcripts, as legal experts explain how courts can unseal typically confidential documents

Under intense pressure from President Donald Trump's own supporters, his administration now says it will push a court to unseal secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's case in an effort to put to rest for good a political crisis largely of its own making. But even if those records become…

After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will push to unseal secret documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case. Here's a look at the ongoing controversy.

Whistleblower claims 1,000 FBI agents were tasked with searching Jeffrey Epstein's files specifically for Trump mentions, Senate oversight reveals

One thousand employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation sifting through thousands of pages of the Epstein files were instructed to flag any mentions of President Donald Trump, according to Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee.“According to informat...

The recent Wall Street Journal story detailing a racy message President Donald Trump allegedly wrote to notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein has both Trump and some of his biggest supporters up in arms.In 2003, Trump reportedly typed a message to Epstein for his 50th birthday that imagined a conversa...

After a tumultuous 24 hours, one analyst is now observing that President Donald Trump must cling to one of three main defenses in response to the Wall Street Journal's recent bombshell report delving into his close friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.In the report, Trump is alleged t...

"Who amongst us hasn't written a birthday letter to a dear old pal, implying that we both share a horrendous dark secret?"

“I don’t draw pictures,” said documented doodler Donald Trump.

Trump denied writing the letter and threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. US President Donald Trump has directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury testimony. The move follows pressure from Trump supporters demanding transparency. Trump denied writing a birthday letter to Epstein and said he would sue The Wall Street Journal over the report. World News | Trump Directs AG Pam Bondi to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Records Amid Supporter Pressure and Media Uproar.