US EditionJudge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
Judge Berman cited limited content and victim privacy risks in denying the Justice Department's request, noting 100,000 pages of related documents remain sealed in the Epstein investigation.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman denied the Justice Department's request to unseal 70 pages of Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury transcripts, calling the motion a diversion from larger files.
- Because the grand jury record was minimal, it heard testimony from just one FBI agent whose testimony was mostly hearsay, and Berman cited risks to Epstein's victims' safety and privacy.
- The judge noted the Justice Department holds over 100,000 pages of investigative materials that dwarf the roughly 70 pages of grand jury materials.
- With the court losses, the Department of Justice has now gone 0-for-3 in attempts to release grand jury testimony, while the House Oversight Committee will receive a first batch of Epstein files on Friday.
- Following prior rulings, commentators noted District Judge Paul Engelmayer denied a similar request in the Ghislaine Maxwell case August 11, and legal analyst Elliot Williams said, `It is quite a response`.
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Judge denies request to unseal Epstein files
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