India, July 20 -- In response to mounting criticism from his staunchest supporters about the lack of transparency in the Jeffrey Epstein case, Donald Trump launched a counteroffensive on two fronts on Friday, July 18. At first, he put forth an official appeal for the release of new documents concerning the financier, who was found dead in 2019 in his New York prison cell, where he had been held after facing initial child sexual abuse allegations in 2006. In 2006, Epstein faced serious legal troubles after the parents of a 14-year-old girl alerted law enforcement, claiming he had sexually assaulted their daughter at his estate in Florida.

Epstein managed to sidestep federal charges that might have led to a life sentence through a highly c...