Trump Action Archive

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• DOJ files motion to unseal Epstein and Maxwell grand jury transcripts — The Trump administration's Department of Justice filed a motion in federal court urging judges Richard Berman and Paul Engelmayer to release grand jury transcripts from the criminal investigations of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The filing, signed by US Attorney Jay Clayton and including names of Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, disclosed that only two law enforcement witnesses testified across the separate grand juries. The motion comes amid pressure from Trump's political base over the administration's earlier decision not to release additional Epstein files, despite prior public statements by Trump and Bondi suggesting such releases would occur.

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• Freedom of the Press Foundation v. U.S. Department of Justice, complaint filed (D.D.C. 1:25-cv-02432) — Freedom of the Press Foundation filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on July 28, 2025, alleging that the Department of Justice failed to respond to a FOIA request submitted on May 15, 2025, seeking a memorandum from Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding the Trump Administration's acceptance of a $400 million aircraft from Qatar. FPF seeks declaratory and injunctive relief to compel DOJ compliance with FOIA's statutory response deadlines.
• Freedom of the Press Foundation sues DOJ over Qatar jet gift legal memo — The Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, filed a federal FOIA lawsuit in Washington DC district court against the Department of Justice for refusing to release a legal memorandum signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi in May 2025 that cleared Trump's acceptance of a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 aircraft from Qatar's government. The DOJ granted expedited processing but estimated over 600 days to fulfill the request, with no documents released after more than two months. The memo's contents and the gift itself have drawn criticism from Republican senators and Democratic lawmakers over constitutional emoluments concerns and national security risks.

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• Mike Johnson adjourns House to avoid Epstein files disclosure vote — House Speaker Mike Johnson adjourned the U.S. House of Representatives early the previous week to avoid a vote on legislation to release Epstein files. Johnson defended the decision on Meet the Press, arguing that the proposed legislation would require release of uncorroborated information and could harm victims by unmasking their identities. Representatives Massie and Khanna countered that their legislation carefully redacted victim names and excluded child pornography, characterizing Johnson's argument as a "straw man."