Overview
- In a Friday motion in Florida, DOJ argued the new Epstein Files Transparency Act requires public production of grand jury transcripts and asked for an expedited ruling.
- Judges in Florida and New York previously rejected unsealing requests; the statute does not explicitly mention grand jury material, but DOJ says it is not exempt.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi says the department will apply victim‑privacy redactions and personal identifiers will be removed, with written justifications for any withholdings.
- The law bars withholding for embarrassment or political sensitivity and directs DOJ to give Congress a list of government officials and politically exposed persons named in the files.
- Officials are preparing a large release, reported as roughly 100,000 pages or hundreds of gigabytes, under a mid‑December deadline as survivors press for full disclosure and DOJ notes an SDNY probe could limit some records.