President Trump asks DOJ to release all grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein

(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - President Donald Trump is now calling the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release all grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein.

The announcement on social media is a shift from President Trump's post on Thursday, where he called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to "produce any and all pertinent grand jury testimony" related to Epstein.

It's still unclear what's in that material, or whether a judge will even allow it to be released.

The DOJ filed a motion in federal court in New York late Friday afternoon, calling on a judge to "release the associated grand jury transcripts" of cases having to do with Epstein "and lift any preexisting protective orders."

The president's directive on Thursday came hours after the Wall Street Journal reported Trump sent a "bawdy" 50th birthday letter to Epstein in 2003.

NBC News has not independently verified the documents, and Trump denied sending such a letter.

The president filed a lawsuit Friday against the newspaper's publisher, two of its reporters and News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch.