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United States President Donald Trump has promised to declassify more information after facing massive public backlash over the handling of the sex trafficking case, which has shocked the nation.

 

The US Department of Justice backtracked on its previously stated claims of releasing the files this week, saying that no further documents would be made public.

 

The US administration, especially President Trump himself, has been subjected to growing criticism over the mishandling of the case.

 

Trump said in a post on his Truth Social account, “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any pertinent grand jury testimony, subject to court approval.

 

Pamela Bondi, who has been assigned to oversee the case, has said her office is “ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts,” though it remains unclear which documents would be released or when.

 

Epstein, who was arrested in 2019 on charges of sexually exploiting teenage girls, was allegedly found hanging in his New York Jail cell before he could stand trial in a US court.

 

His long-time associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, was later convicted of conspiring to sexually abuse underage girls and is now serving a 20-year sentence.

 

Also read: Trump ridicules Epstein file claims, calls believers ‘stupid’

 

The DOJ’s controversial review concluded that no “client list” of Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring ever existed and found no evidence of blackmail. There were no grounds to investigate uncharged third parties, the memo said.

 

Earlier this week, Trump claimed only “stupid people” believe the sex offenders' alleged client list is real.

 

However, amid growing domestic pressure, he has now ordered Pamela Bondi to release as much information as possible to settle the debate forever.

 

Though sceptics believe the document release would somehow help the American people to know who the real culprits are.

 

Yet there are concerns that the Trump administration would selectively release documents targeting the opposition.