Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts Unsealed

U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman reversed his earlier decision, allowing secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case to be made public. This ruling aligns with decisions from two other judges who also granted the United States — United States Department of Justice's requests to unseal materials from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse. The unsealing is mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump last month. This act creates an exception to the usual confidentiality rules for grand jury proceedings and requires the United States — United States Department of Justice to disclose Epstein-related records to the public by December 19. Records from Ghislaine Maxwell's 2021 sex trafficking case were also ordered for release by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, despite concerns from Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer about a habeas petition. The United States — Supreme Court of the United States previously declined to hear Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal. The released materials are expected to be limited in new revelations, as the only witness in Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury was an United States — Federal Bureau of Investigation agent whose testimony was largely hearsay.