Overview
- U.S. District Judge Richard Berman authorized the Justice Department to release grand jury materials from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 SDNY case, citing the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- A day earlier, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer approved unsealing in the Ghislaine Maxwell prosecution, covering grand jury transcripts, exhibits and pretrial discovery.
- Engelmayer required the SDNY U.S. attorney to personally certify rigorous reviews to prevent the release of victim‑identifying information before any records are posted.
- Judicial opinions cautioned the transcripts are unlikely to reveal new allegations or identify any clients beyond Epstein and Maxwell.
- The DOJ says it is consulting survivors and preparing redacted releases to meet the Dec. 19 deadline under the law, and a Florida judge has already cleared older grand jury transcripts for release.