Overview
- Judge Paul Engelmayer granted the Justice Department’s bid to unseal grand jury transcripts, exhibits, and pretrial discovery from the Ghislaine Maxwell prosecution.
- He ordered strict redactions and required the U.S. attorney in Manhattan to personally certify that all records are rigorously reviewed to protect victim identities.
- Engelmayer wrote that the grand jury materials do not identify anyone other than Epstein and Maxwell as having sexual contact with a minor and are unlikely to reveal new methods.
- The decision follows a similar Florida ruling last week, while a separate request to unseal files from Epstein’s 2019 New York case remains pending.
- DOJ says the forthcoming releases cover search warrants, financial and travel records, interview notes, and electronic device data, with publication expected by the Dec. 19 statutory deadline.