Overview

• U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer denied the Justice Department’s motion to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts and exhibits.
• He found that the materials consist solely of summary testimony by two law-enforcement agents and offer no evidence of additional clients, venues or investigative methods beyond the 2021 trial.
• Engelmayer suggested the government’s push appeared aimed at diversion rather than genuine transparency.
• Maxwell’s legal team opposed the release and victims reported mixed reactions, with some seeking redactions and others warning release could deepen their ordeal.
• Other disputes over Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents, thousands of withheld FBI pages, FOIA litigation and congressional subpoenas are still pending.