"U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith said a recently passed federal law ordering the release of records related to the cases overrode a federal rule prohibiting the release of matters before a grand jury. The law known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed last month by President Donald Trump. It compels the Justice Department, FBI and federal prosecutors to release by Dec. 19 the vast troves of material they have amassed during investigations into Epstein."
"The Justice Department has requested the unsealing of documents from three Epstein-related separate cases: the 2006-2007 Florida grand jury investigation into Epstein, his 2019 sex trafficking case in New York and Ghislaine Maxwell's 2021 sex trafficking case, also in New York. The Florida request was approved Friday. The New York requests are pending, with the Justice Department facing a Monday deadline to make its final filing - a response to submissions by victims, Epstein's estate and Maxwell's lawyers."
U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ordered the release of grand jury transcripts in the federal sex trafficking matters involving Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, citing a new federal law that overrides a rule barring grand jury disclosures. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed by President Donald Trump, requires the Justice Department, FBI and federal prosecutors to disclose by Dec. 19 extensive investigative materials related to Epstein. The Justice Department sought unsealing in three separate matters: a 2006-2007 Florida grand jury probe, Epstein's 2019 New York case and Maxwell's 2021 New York case. The Florida request was approved; New York requests remain pending with imminent deadlines.
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