Judge Denies Doj Request To Release Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts

A national judge successful New York connected Wednesday denied nan Justice Department's petition to unseal expansive assemblage transcripts and exhibits successful nan Jeffrey Epstein case.

U.S. District Judge Richard Berman recovered nan authorities had not reached nan precocious barroom basal to unseal nan transcripts - and suggested location was not overmuch location anyway.

"A important and compelling logic to cull nan Government's position successful this litigation is that nan Government has already undertaken a broad investigation into nan Epstein lawsuit and, not surprisingly, has assembled a 'trove' of Epstein documents, interviews and exhibits," Berman wrote.

"The government's 100,000 pages of Epstein files and materials dwarf nan 70 overseas pages of Epstein expansive assemblage materials," nan ruling said, adding nan government's mobility “appears to beryllium a 'diversion' from nan breadth and scope of nan Epstein files successful nan Government’s possession.”

Two different judges person besides denied nan Justice Department’s bid to unseal expansive assemblage records — 1 is related to nan lawsuit successful Florida, and nan different to nan lawsuit involving Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

Two different judges person besides denied nan Justice Department's bid to unseal expansive assemblage records - 1 involving an earlier lawsuit successful Florida and nan different successful nan lawsuit involving Epstein's accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed nan DOJ for nan investigative file, and nan section has said it will statesman turning documents complete to nan committee connected Friday.