Judge denies release of Epstein’s grand jury transcripts: “Hands are tied”

A Florida judge on Wednesday rejected a request from the Department of Justice to release grand jury documents related to the criminal research of Jeffrey Epstein U S District Judge Robin Rosenberg denied the request saying her hands are tied In its petition the DOJ cites the society s strong interest as one reason for unsealing the grand jury transcripts from West Palm Beach in and But in the order Rosenberg writes that the authorities s request to unseal the grand jury transcripts is not based on any of the exceptions Rosenberg also rejected the DOJ s request to have the episode transferred to the Southern District of New York The judge also ordered that a new scenario should be opened as a matter of community interest and should include the DOJ s petition and her denial This is one one of three requests from the DOJ regarding the release of records related to Epstein Additional requests are still pending in New York Related Haunted by Epstein Trump spirals further out of control In a separate court a judge denied a request from convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell to view grand jury transcripts on Wednesday U S District Judge Paul Engelmaye revealed there is no compelling necessity for Maxwell to access the materials With pressure pouring in from President Donald Trump s supporters the DOJ petitioned the court to unseal the files last week at Trump s request The DOJ previously issued a memo saying there was no evidence of a client list and that Epstein was not murdered in his jail cell earlier this month The memo drew backlash from Trump supporters and has stirred speculation about the president s alleged relationship with Epstein The Trump administration is facing pressure from Democrats and Republicans alike on the Epstein issue To sidestep the issue Trump and his administration are attempting to deflect Read more about Jeffrey Epstein The Epstein files give MAGA a post-Trump future MAGA continues to reel from Trump s Epstein betrayal Trump fires Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey which sure looks desperate The post Judge denies release of Epstein s grand jury transcripts Hands are tied appeared first on Salon com