President Donald Trump had directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein as pressure continues to mount on the administration over the Epstein case.

The Justice department petitioned the court last week to release those typically closely held records of the testimony of witnesses who appeared before the grand jury.

The federal judge now overseeing the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury records from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case said in a new order Tuesday that he plans to rule "expeditiously" on the matter but requires more information before he can do so.