Epstein & Maxwell - August 11 2025
8/12/20251 min read
Per the AP:
U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written decision that federal law almost never allows for the release of grand jury materials and that making the documents public casually was a bad idea.
The judge also belittled the Justice Department’s argument that releasing grand jury materials might reveal new information about Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes, calling that premise “demonstrably false.”
The decision was a blow to President Donald Trump, who had called for the release of transcripts as he seeks to dispel rumors and quell criticism about his long ago involvement with Epstein, who killed himself in jail in 2019. Trump campaigned on a promise to release files related to Epstein, but was met with criticism — including from many of his own supporters — when the small number of records released by his Justice Department lacked any real bombshells.
The materials do not identify any person other than Epstein and Maxwell as having had sexual contact with a minor.
They do not discuss or identify any client of Epstein’s or Maxwell’s.
They do not reveal any heretofore unknown means or methods of Epstein’s or Maxwell’s crimes,” Engelmayer said.
He said the materials also don’t reveal new locations where crimes occurred, new sources of Maxwell and Epstein’s wealth, the circumstances of Epstein’s death or the path of the government investigation.
The best argument to release the transcripts might be that “doing so would expose as disingenuous the Government’s public explanations for moving to unseal,” Engelmayer wrote.
More links:
Diversion’: Judge Tears Apart Trump Admin Order to Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Grand Jury Records
Judge Won’t Release Grand Jury Transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein Ex-Girlfriend’s Ghislaine Maxwell Case
Judge rejects Trump administration request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts
Justice Dept. loses bid to unseal Epstein partner Maxwell's grand jury records
Ghislaine Maxwell court materials to stay secret, judge rules