Overview
- The Justice Department renewed motions in New York and Florida to unseal Epstein and Maxwell grand jury transcripts and to lift protective orders under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- The government told Judge Paul A. Engelmayer it plans to release 18 categories from Maxwell’s case, including search warrants, financial records, survivor interview notes, electronic device data and materials from earlier Florida probes.
- Judge Engelmayer ordered an expedited schedule with Maxwell’s position due Dec. 3 and government responses due Dec. 10, while Judge Richard M. Berman directed DOJ to provide detailed descriptions for his private review.
- The law signed by President Trump requires DOJ to post unclassified Epstein-related materials by Dec. 19 with narrowly tailored redactions for victim privacy, child sexual abuse content, classified information and active investigations.
- Legal uncertainty persists over whether the statute overrides grand jury secrecy, as judges previously denied unsealing and noted the grand jury record is limited—about 70 pages plus exhibits and largely law‑enforcement hearsay.