“Here, there was one witness—an FBI agent—during the Epstein grand jury proceedings,” the DOJ wrote in a ten-page memorandum signed off by Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton.

“There were two witnesses—the same FBI agent from the Epstein grand jury proceedings and a detective with the NYPD … during the Maxwell grand jury proceedings,” the memos continued.

The previously undisclosed detail is a key development in the government’s push to unseal the transcripts, which President Donald Trump ordered his top prosecutors to pursue earlier this month in response to mounting pressure from conservative allies.

While many had speculated that grand jury materials could reveal new information about Epstein’s broader network, the filings show that the proceedings were narrowly tailored — featuring only law enforcement summaries of already-documented allegations.

“The grand jury witnesses described statements of others, including statements of and concerning victims, many of whom are still alive,” the government wrote, noting that several of those same victims later testified publicly at Maxwell’s 2021 trial.

The DPK also acknowledged it had failed to notify victims of the motion to unseal when it was originally filed on July 18, but said in Monday’s filing that it has now contacted all but one victim referenced in the records.

“The grand jury witnesses described statements of others, including statements of and concerning victims, many of whom are still alive,” the government wrote, noting that several of those same victims later testified publicly at Maxwell’s 2021 trial.

The new details arrive as U.S. District Judges Richard Berman and Paul Engelmayer in New York weigh whether to grant the government’s request for partial public release of the transcripts. The judges had earlier asked prosecutors to explain the legal basis for unsealing, which is generally prohibited under Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure except in rare “special circumstances.”

The government argues that the Epstein case meets that threshold due to “abundant public interest,” citing continued congressional oversight, civil litigation by survivors, and what it called the “magnitude and abhorrence of Epstein’s crimes.”

The records sought by DOJ stem from federal grand juries convened in the Southern District of New York — separate from earlier investigations conducted in Florida in the mid-2000s. A judge in that district last week rejected DOJ’s bid to unseal Florida grand jury records, citing rules that typically bar their release unless needed for additional judicial proceedings.

Three presidential administrations have vehemently contended that Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial in a Manhattan detention center.

Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021 and is serving a 20-year sentence. She is currently appealing her conviction to the Supreme Court, and the DOJ has urged the justices not to grant her request to consider whether a controversial nonprosecution agreement given to Epstein in his 2000s case extended to her.

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Though the push to unseal continues, the latest filings suggest the transcripts are unlikely to contain the sweeping revelations long demanded by transparency advocates.

Instead, they reflect a tightly controlled charging process that insulated third parties from scrutiny — a point likely to frustrate critics who have long alleged powerful individuals tied to Epstein’s orbit were shielded during the respective prosecutions.