Overview
- U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer authorized the release of grand-jury transcripts, evidence and investigative files tied to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.
- Engelmayer reversed his earlier denial after Congress passed, and President Donald Trump signed, the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November.
- The Justice Department is instructed to publish the materials by the Dec. 19 deadline, excluding records tied to ongoing investigations or national security.
- Courts have noted the documents reviewed so far do not identify additional individuals accused of sexual contact with minors beyond Epstein and Maxwell.
- A Florida judge last week ordered disclosure of previously withheld grand-jury materials in a related case under the same statute.