In an abrupt turnaround, the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, says she will ask a court to unseal grand jury testimony from the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein after a request from President Donald Trump.
Mr Trump authorised the release following intense pressure from his base, and shortly after, announcing he would sue media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his newspapers for publishing a story linking him to the convicted sex offender.
North America correspondent Lauren Day reports.
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