Judge Declines Trump DOJ Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony

In a thoroughgoing rebuke of the Trump Justice Department, a federal district judge in Manhattan has denied its motion to unseal grand jury transcripts in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

On Monday, Judge Paul Engelmayer, an Obama appointee in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), issued a 31-page opinion and order rejecting the administration’s position that the grand jury materials were of historical significance. A Florida federal court had previously denied a similar Trump DOJ motion to unseal grand jury proceedings that had taken place years earlier in Palm Beach.

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Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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In a thoroughgoing rebuke of the Trump Justice Department, a federal district judge in Manhattan has denied its motion to unseal grand jury transcripts in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

On Monday, Judge Paul Engelmayer, an Obama appointee in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), issued a 31-page opinion and order rejecting the administration’s position that the grand jury materials were of historical significance. A Florida federal court had previously denied a similar Trump DOJ motion to unseal grand jury proceedings that had taken place years earlier in Palm Beach.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.