{"id":2519617,"date":"2025-12-10T11:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-doj-can-unseal-epstein-grand-jury-records-from-2019-case\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:25:12","slug":"judge-rules-doj-can-unseal-epstein-grand-jury-records-from-2019-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-doj-can-unseal-epstein-grand-jury-records-from-2019-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules DOJ can unseal Epstein grand jury records from 2019 case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-rules-doj-can-unseal-epstein-grand-jury-records-from-2019-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge in New York has authorized the Department of Justice (DOJ) to unseal long-sealed grand jury records related to the sex-trafficking investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein. This decision aligns with the Epstein Files Clarity Act, signed by President Donald Trump, which requires all unclassified documents concerning Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to be released by December 19, while ensuring victims&#8217; privacy and safety. The ruling, by Judge Richard Berman, follows similar decisions in New York and Florida, collectively paving the way for the most comprehensive public disclosure of investigative files and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-asks-judges-to-unseal-epstein-and-maxwell-grand-jury-records\/\" title=\"Trump ... asks ...s to unseal ... and Maxwell ...\">grand jury transcripts related<\/a> to Epstein and Maxwell&#8217;s cases. Epstein was federally charged with sex trafficking in 2019 and died in jail shortly afterward, while Maxwell was convicted in 2021 as his accomplice. The DOJ must now prepare and redact thousands of pages for release, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent court orders removing key legal barriers<\/a> to transparency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Third judge rules DOJ can unseal Epstein grand jury records from sex trafficking case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2424831\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal judge in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a> cleared the way for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> to release long-sealed grand jury materials from its sex-trafficking investigation into the late disgraced financier <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, marking another major step in the government&rsquo;s race to comply with a new transparency law that requires all Epstein-related files to be published by Dec. 19.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Richard Berman granted the department&rsquo;s request in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.nysd.518648\/gov.uscourts.nysd.518648.92.0.pdf\">four-page order on Wednesday<\/a>, concluding that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3891771\/trump-signs-epstein-files-release-bill\/\">Epstein Files Transparency Act<\/a>, signed by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, overrides the decades-old secrecy rules that previously kept the records under seal. He stressed that any disclosures must be made &ldquo;in accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act and with the unequivocal right of Epstein victims to have their identity and privacy protected,&rdquo; adding that &ldquo;victims&rsquo; safety and privacy are paramount.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912933\/justice-department-indicts-ukrainian-national-russia-backed-cyberattacks\/\">Justice Department indicts Ukrainian national accused of Russia-backed cyberattacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3912239\/appeals-court-hands-trump-win-lawsuit-transgender-military-ban\/\">Appeals court hands Trump win in lawsuit over transgender military ban<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3912012\/doj-fights-major-obstacle-bring-new-case-against-james-comey\/\">DOJ fights major obstacle to bring new case against Comey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The ruling arrived just one day after U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer authorized a similar release of grand jury records in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ghislaine-maxwell\/page\/18\/\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a> case. And the New York decisions follow a parallel ruling in Florida last week, where U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3908928\/florida-judge-allows-unsealing-epstein-grand-jury-files\/\">authorized the DOJ<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-probing-jpmorgan-over-alleged-debanking-of-trump-media\/\" title=\"Florida probing JPMorgan over alleged debanking of Trump Media\">unseal grand jury materials<\/a> from Epstein&rsquo;s original federal prosecution in the Southern District of Florida, which collapsed into the infamous 2008 nonprosecution agreement that allowed him to avoid trial and serve a lenient county-jail sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the three decisions set up the most sweeping account yet of how federal investigators pursued Epstein and Maxwell, encompassing not only grand jury transcripts but extensive investigative files that were turned over to defense teams years ago under protective orders and never made public.<\/p>\n<p>Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act last month, compelling the DOJ to disclose all unclassified records connected to Epstein and Maxwell, subject to redactions of names and identifying details of victims. The law effectively altered the legal landscape that had blocked earlier efforts to surface these materials.<\/p>\n<p>Both Berman and Engelmayer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3897597\/doj-epstein-maxwell-grand-jury-records\/\">rejected<\/a> Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a>&lsquo;s earlier summertime bids to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-says-doj-is-the-logical-party-to-release-epstein-related-files\/\" title=\"... says ... is the &#039;logical party&#039; to release ...\">unseal grand jury evidence<\/a>, finding that grand jury secrecy laws left them no room to grant her request. Bondi renewed her push last month, expanding her petition to include all documents shielded by protective orders and urging the courts to expedite action now that Congress had set a firm deadline. The filing, signed by Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, argued that the new statute made release mandatory.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3911752\/judge-allows-doj-release-ghislaine-maxwell-grand-jury-transcripts\/\">JUDGE ALLOWS DOJ TO RELEASE GHISLAINE MAXELL GRAND JURY TRANSCRIPTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Epstein was indicted in Manhattan in July 2019 on federal sex-trafficking charges involving minors. He was found dead in his jail cell the following month, a death ruled a suicide. Maxwell was convicted in December 2021 after a monthlong trial in which prosecutors depicted her as Epstein&rsquo;s primary enabler, grooming girls as young as age 14 for abuse. She is serving a 20-year sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ now faces the technical challenge of preparing and redacting thousands of pages of material while meeting the statute&rsquo;s deadline. However, Wednesday&rsquo;s ruling eliminates one of the last procedural obstacles to publication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third judge allows DOJ to unseal Epstein grand jury records<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2519618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25316505522917.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68575,33740,7076,9006,55208],"class_list":["post-2519617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2019-case","tag-court-ruling","tag-doj","tag-epstein","tag-grand-jury"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25316505522917.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519621,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519617\/revisions\/2519621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}