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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Art Jipson

The rise of the QAnon conspiracy and why the Epstein files matter

A man wears a QAnon T-shirt in New Hampshire in August 2020 - (AFP via Getty Images)

The Justice Department asked a federal court on July 18, 2025, to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case.

The direction from President Donald Trump came after weeks of frustration among some far-right groups over his administration’s refusal to release the complete and unredacted “Epstein files.”

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