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Judge Denies DOJ Request to Unseal Maxwell Grand Jury Transcripts

The ruling underscores judicial insistence on grand jury secrecy; the Justice Department prepares an appeal; another court remains poised to rule on Epstein’s transcripts.

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Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, pictured in 2005.
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Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer concluded that the Maxwell grand jury materials would add nothing meaningful beyond Maxwell’s 2021 trial record.
  • Engelmayer highlighted that the juries heard testimony solely from law enforcement agents and that no victims, eyewitnesses, or suspects were called.
  • The judge branded the government’s claim that the transcripts would reveal new leads or a hidden client list as “demonstrably false” and warned against using transparency as a diversion.
  • The Justice Department is expected to appeal Engelmayer’s decision, while a separate judge in New York continues to weigh a similar unsealing bid in Jeffrey Epstein’s case.
  • Ghislaine Maxwell, who recently met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and was moved to a lower-security camp, is pursuing her appeals as congressional subpoenas and FOIA actions press for further disclosures.