US Renews Bid to Unseal Epstein, Maxwell Grand Jury Material (1)

The Justice Department again asked federal judges to unseal grand jury material from the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, citing the recently enacted law on Epstein documents.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday filed requests with a pair of New York judges overseeing the Epstein and Maxwell cases who in August rejected DOJ requests to release the grand materials. Late last week, the government also asked a judge in Florida to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits from an earlier federal criminal investigation there.

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2005.

Photographer: Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images

Grand jury proceedings are covered by strict secrecy laws. But ...