A judge has rejected a Trump administration request to unseal transcripts from grand jury investigations of Jeffrey Epstein years ago in Florida

The investigation into Epstein's crimes began in Palm Beach, Florida, where he faced initial charges and entered a controversial plea deal. Trump, a former friend of Epstein, faces scrutiny due to past associations and a recent lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a lewd letter.

The Trump administration has been embroiled in a firestorm of backlash related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation this month.

Adding yet another Sunshine State connection to the whole saga, the WSJ has hired former GOP Sen. GEORGE LEMIEUX, the previous CHARLIE CRIST chief of staff when he was governor, who now works at the Florida firm Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, per POLITICO’s Josh Gerstein.

Florida lawyer Roy Black, widely known for several high-profile cases from Jeffrey Epstein to William Kennedy Smith, has died at age 80.

Terrell Bailey-Corsey could face federal charges after allegedly posting violent threats on X and Facebook about Jeffrey Epstein's client list.

As a refresher: Epstein was a financier who paid teenage girls to perform sex acts. He used his onetime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell to recruit and manage his victims. He had a wide circle of influential friends and acquaintances, including Bill Clinton and Trump.

Pam Bondi took office as Florida's first female attorney general in 2011. Epstein had gotten out of the Palm Beach County Jail two years earlier.