US judge orders release of Epstein grand jury transcripts DW 12/06/2025

"A US federal judge in Florida ordered the Justice Department to release the grand jury transcripts in its investigation into the sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The order on Friday comes after US President Donald Trump signed a bill last month requiring all government records regarding Epstein to be made public. Grand jury proceedings are usually kept confidential, and a previous appeal to reveal the transcripts had been turned down."

"The Epstein Files Transparency Act calls for the release within 30 days of "all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials" in the possession of the Justice Department, the FBI and US attorneys' offices related to Epstein and Maxwell. The Justice Department is also seeking the release of documents form Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case in New York as well as Maxwell's 2021 sex trafficking case, also in New York."

"Trump, who had links with Epstein but says he had ended his friendship with him much before the financier's arrest in 2019, had opposed the release of the transcripts for months but reversed his stance shortly before the US Congress voted on the bill, after which he signed the bill on November 19."

A federal judge in Florida ordered the Justice Department to release grand jury transcripts related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The order follows President Donald Trump signing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates release within 30 days of all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials held by the Justice Department, the FBI and US attorneys' offices. The Justice Department is also seeking documents from Epstein's 2019 New York sex trafficking case and Maxwell's 2021 New York case. The Epstein scandal has resurfaced, creating political and legal pressure and prompting shifts in public positions by political figures.

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