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.

In response to a public clamor for more information about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking case, the Trump administration has asked a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts.

The Justice Department seeks to interview the disgraced financier’s jailed associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, as calls for transparency into the matter persist.

Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said Tuesday morning that he wants to give the White House “space” to release the Epstein information on its own, despite the bipartisan push for legislation that aims to force the release of more documents.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would send lawmakers home a day early for a five-week summer recess to avoid a political fight over the files.