Facing a 30-day deadline to release the Epstein files, the Department of Justice has asked two judges in the Southern District of New York to authorize the release of grand jury transcripts and exhibits from the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton -- whom Attorney General Pam Bondi tapped to lead an investigation into prominent Democrats associated with Epstein -- signed a motion asking the judges who oversaw the Epstein and Maxwell cases to approve the release of the grand jury materials, subject to the necessary redactions.
One of the judges subsequently signaled plans to issue a decision about releasing the grand jury material related to Maxwell by mid-December.
He also ordered Maxwell to decide whether she'd object to the release by the same date.
The Department of Justice unsuccessfully sought approval to unseal the grand jury records in August, with both judges concluding that the government did not demonstrate a legal basis to release the materials.
"The instant grand jury motion appears to be a 'diversion' from the breadth and scope of the Epstein files in the Government's possession.
The grand jury testimony is merely a hearsay snippet of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged conduct," he wrote.
"The Government's complete information trove would better inform the public about the Epstein case," he added. »
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