Trump-Epstein latest updates: Judge wants to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell before unsealing of grand jury docs

The Coca-Cola Company announced that it will bring back a cane sugar version of its iconic drink less than a week after Donald Trump declared that “it’s just better.”

James Liddell has the story.

Trump announced the name change on January 7, just weeks before his inauguration. This triggered a whirlwind of questions from reporters directed at the U.S. Geological Survey, the agency responsible for the country’s geographic names, the media outlet NOTUS reports.

Katie Hawkinson has the story.

Over the years, thousands of pages of records in the Jeffrey Epstein case have been released through lawsuits, Epstein’s criminal dockets, public disclosures, and Freedom of Information Act requests.

The documents unsealed by a court in January 2024 contained nearly 1,000 pages of evidence in the lawsuit filed by victim Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide on April 26 at her home in Neergabby, Australia.

The list includes many of Epstein’s accusers and alleged victims, as well as people with only tangential connections to Epstein who were pulled into the lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell. Being named in these documents does not indicate any wrongdoing related to Epstein or anyone else.

While judges, court staff, and legal representatives are excluded, here are some of the names that do appear in the legal records connected to Epstein:

Echoing the response of the judge in Ghislaine Maxwell’s case, Judge Richard Berman has asked for the thoughts of Jeffrey Epstein’s representative and those of his victims before considering the release of any grand jury transcripts relating to the case against the late sex offender.

He also notes that he has not yet received the transcripts, related materials, nor proposed redactions.

John Bowden reports from Washington, D.C.:

Donald Trump hastily changed the subject to his years-long bid to seek revenge against Barack Obama as he was questioned about the Jeffrey Epstein files during a meeting Monday with the president of the Philippines at the White House.

The U.S. president accused his predecessor of “sedacious [sic]” behavior and ranted about an imaginary “coup” after Ed O’Keefe of CBS News asked him about the Justice Department reaching out to attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell to request a new interview about Epstein and the sex trafficking ring for which her involvement earned the socialite a 20-year prison sentence in 2022.

President Donald Trump’s signature law will simultaneously cause 10 million people to lose their healthcare while at the same time causing the nation’s deficit to skyrocket, due to the fact it also includes massive tax cuts for the wealthy, a new analysis has found.

Eric Garcia takes a close look at what is to come…

President Donald Trump’s Oval Office press conference has been dominated by accusations against former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, accusing them of “seditious” activity, trying to lead a “coup”, and “the biggest scandal in the history of our country.”

When confronted with poll numbers that found a vast majority of Republicans want all the documents related to the Epstein case to be published, the pro-Trump businessman and self-described “Mr. Wonderful” doubled down while continuing to shrug off the controversy.

Justin Baragona has the story.

President Donald Trump spiralled in his attacks on former President Barack Obama, saying that “whether it’s right or wrong, it’s time to go after people.”

He later accused Obama of treason.