Trump Asks Manhattan Court to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony
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Justice Dept. Asks Manhattan Court to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony
The Justice Department asked a federal judge on Friday to unseal grand jury testimony from the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges six years ago when he was found dead by hanging in his jail cell.
The request was filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, where Mr. Epstein was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges six years ago when he was found dead by hanging in his jail cell about a month after he was arrested. The New York City medical examiner ruled the death a suicide.
The government also sought the unsealing of grand jury testimony from the case of Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite who in a 2021 trial was convicted of helping Mr. Epstein facilitate his sex-trafficking scheme and sentenced to 20 years in prison. She has appealed her conviction.
“Public officials, lawmakers, pundits, and ordinary citizens remain deeply interested and concerned about the Epstein matter,” Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy, Todd Blanche, wrote in a motion to the court seeking to unseal the transcripts. “The time for the public to guess what they contain should end.”
DOJ Formally Asks Manhattan Court To Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony
The Department of Justice formally petitioned a Manhattan federal judge on Friday to unseal grand jury testimony from the Jeffrey Epstein prosecution. Epstein awaited trial on sex-trafficking charges before his death by suicide in a jail cell six years ago. The New York City medical examiner officially ruled Epstein’s death a suicide.
Federal prosecutors filed the request in the Manhattan Federal District Court, where Epstein awaited trial on sex-trafficking charges before his death by suicide in a jail cell six years ago, according to The New York Times. The New York City medical examiner officially ruled Epstein’s death a suicide.
The DOJ also asked the court to unseal testimony from the grand jury proceedings involving Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate. Maxwell received a 20-year prison sentence following her 2021 conviction on charges of aiding Epstein’s sex trafficking scheme. Her case remains on appeal.
The request to unseal Epstein’s grand jury testimony now rests with Judge Richard M. Berman, appointed to the federal bench by former President Bill Clinton in 1998. Berman presided over Epstein’s case prior to his death.
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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/nyregion/trump-epstein-files-unsealing-request.html