Trump says releasing Epstein files wouldn’t satisfy ‘troublemakers,’ as pressure mounts

President Donald Trump said Saturday that adjacent if the courts merchandise the grand assemblage transcripts in the transgression cases of notorious enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted procurer of young girls, Ghislaine Maxwell, "nothing volition beryllium bully capable for the troublemakers and extremist near lunatics."

"It volition ever beryllium more, more, more. MAGA!" Trump wrote connected Truth Social.

Trump's station comes 1 time aft the Department of Justice asked national judges to unseal the expansive assemblage testimonies successful the transgression cases, pursuing a petition by Trump.

Trump connected Thursday said that helium had asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to "produce immoderate and each pertinent Grand Jury testimony, taxable to Court approval."

The petition to the DOJ comes amid increasing unit connected Trump, including from immoderate of his astir loyal supporters, to merchandise files successful transportation with Epstein, who killed himself successful 2019 aft being arrested connected national kid enactment trafficking charges.

Trump's Saturday Truth Social station suggests that the unit campaign, which has lasted for weeks, is not abating.

The president besides appeared to awesome that helium is not readying to instrumentality further steps successful effect to the critics' concerns.

"I person asked the Justice Department to merchandise each Grand Jury grounds with respect to Jeffrey Epstein, taxable lone to Court Approval," Trump wrote connected his societal media.

"With that being said, and adjacent if the Court gave its afloat and unwavering approval, thing volition beryllium bully capable for the troublemakers and extremist near lunatics making the request," helium continued.

Trump's Truth Social station besides reflects a subtle alteration successful his connection astir the request.

On Saturday, helium stated that helium had requested the Justice Department merchandise "all" expansive assemblage grounds successful transportation with the transgression cases, successful opposition to Thursday, erstwhile helium said helium had requested the merchandise of "pertinent" testimony.

The White House did not instantly respond to CNBC's petition for remark connected the quality successful the 2 posts.

Trump's station besides comes 1 time aft helium sued media mogul Rupert Murdoch after The Wall Street Journal — which Murdoch owns — published an article describing a "bawdy" letter that Trump sent for Epstein's 50th birthday.

Trump has denied that the missive is his. He is seeking damages of astatine slightest $10 cardinal successful the defamation lawsuit.