U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi took a tour of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay Thursday morning as part of President Trump's directive to revert the popular tourist attraction to a federal penitentiary.

President Donald Trump has directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to work on releasing grand jury transcripts about Jeffrey Epstein in response to criticism over the handling of the case.

President Donald Trump has asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to unseal pertinent testimony related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, as he appeared to bow to pressure to release more material on the case.

The government will have to meet a high legal bar for the court to agree that any of the grand jury documents should be released—and those materials could still be disappointing.

The sustained backlash has exposed the hazards of the attorney general’s focus on courting President Trump, with the assumption that he maintains the total backing of his base.

Attorney General Pam Bondi is touring former Alcatraz prison and the surrounding island, as the Trump administration pushes the idea of re-establishing it as a prison more than 60 years after it was closed.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said it responded to calls about a possible explosion early Friday morning.

At least three people were killed in an apparent "horrific incident" at a Los Angeles law enforcement training facility, Attorney General Pamela Bondi said. ABC News' Alex Stone reports.