A federal judge rejected government requests to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The court found that eight of nine legal factors for releasing grand jury materials were not met and favored keeping the records sealed. The government has already conducted a comprehensive Epstein investigation and assembled a large collection of documents, interviews, and exhibits. The Department of Justice pledged transparency and said it intends to release remaining materials. The judge noted the petition sought about 70 pages versus more than 100,000 pages already in government possession and called the motion a diversion.
A significant and compelling reason to reject the Government's position in this litigation is that the Government has already undertaken a comprehensive investigation into the Epstein case and, not surprisingly, has assembled a trove' of Epstein documents, interviews and exhibits, Berman wrote. Brennan even cited a Feb. 27 DOJ press release in which Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed that The Department remains committed to transparency and intends to release the remaining documents.
In a blistering ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman struck down the requests to unseal grand jury transcripts and related exhibits finding that eight of the nine factors that comprise the legal standard for the release of grand jury documents were not met, and favor continued sealing of the records. The Government is the logical party to make comprehensive disclosure to the public of the Epstein Files, Brennan wrote.
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