Trump Calls for Release of ‘Pertinent’ Material From Epstein Grand Jury

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  President Trump has called for the release of pertinent material from Epstein's grand jury.

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  I'm Alex Osula for The Wall Street Journal.

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  President Trump has called for the release of grand jury material related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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  The move follows the publication of an article in the Wall Street Journal about a letter bearing Trump's name that was included in a 2003 birthday album for the disgraced financier.

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  President Trump has denied writing the letter or drawing the picture,

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  calling it a quote, fake thing.

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  The president also said he planned to sue News Corp,

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  the parent company of Dow Jones, which publishes the journal,

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  as well as Rupert Murdoch,

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  the chair emeritus of News Corp. A News Corp spokesman didn't respond to a request for comment.

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  The Justice Department documents, the so-called Epstein files,

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  are at the center of a storm consuming the Trump administration.

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  Last week,

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  the Justice Department incensed many of Trump's political base when it said in a memo that a thorough review had turned up no list of Epstein's clients,

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