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Judge denies DOJ bid to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury records

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, AUG 11 – Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled no special circumstances justify unsealing grand jury transcripts in Maxwell's case, denying Justice Department's request amid public interest.

  • A U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Engelmayer denied the Justice Department's request to release grand jury transcripts related to Ghislaine Maxwell, asserting that there were no 'special circumstances' justifying their unsealing.
  • Engelmayer stated that the grand jury materials provided no new insight into Epstein or Maxwell's crimes, nor into Epstein's death.
  • The Justice Department had sought to unseal the transcripts following public backlash over its handling of Epstein-related documents.
  • Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in a sex-trafficking scheme related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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A U.S. federal judge rejected Monday's request by the Department of Justice to declassify the records of the grand jury who accused Ghislaine Maxwell, the pedophile's procurer Jeffrey Epstein, for sex trafficking offences, claiming that the documents do not answer the public's questions about her crimes or about Epstein's death, who committed suicide in her cell in August 2019 although many Republicans defend conspiracy theories about suicide.Co…

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Las Vegas Sun broke the news in Las Vegas, United States on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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