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Federal Judges Deny Requests to Unseal Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records

Federal judges, including Judge Robin Rosenberg, denied Justice Department and Trump administration requests to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records, upholding established secrecy rules.

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  • Multiple federal judges have denied requests from the Justice Department and the Trump administration to unseal grand jury records pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein investigations.
  • US District Judge Robin Rosenberg specifically rejected the government's request in Florida, citing the absence of exceptions to established grand jury secrecy rules.
  • Earlier federal investigations into Epstein in 2005 and 2007 also faced rejected bids by US judges to unseal their respective grand jury transcripts.
  • The Justice Department currently has pending requests in Manhattan federal court to unseal transcripts from later indictments against Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
  • A US judge also rejected the Trump administration's specific bid to unseal these particular records, consistently upholding grand jury confidentiality.
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Center-leaning sources frame this story by contextualizing the federal judge's ruling within the broader, problematic history of the jeffrey epstein case. they emphasize the "infamous 'deal of the century'" and the failures of the state-level investigation, particularly how child victims were treated. this collective editorial choice highlights past injustices and the ongoing efforts to uncover truth, rather than solely focusing on the current legal procedural outcome.

"The judge's decision came just before the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had been informed by justice department officials in May that his name appeared in investigative documents related to Epstein."

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"U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg of Florida said in her ruling that 11th Circuit law does not permit her to grant the government's request and that her "hands are tied.""

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"The ruling does not apply to separate requests from the Justice Department for the Manhattan federal court to unseal grand jury testimony for federal criminal cases filed in that court against Epstein and his associate, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell."

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"Judge Rosenberg faulted the Justice Department for failing to outline sufficient arguments to justify the unsealing of the records, which are normally protected under strict secrecy rules."

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"U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg said that, though the government believes special circumstances exist and the policy reasons for grand jury secrecy have expired, its rationale "are no exceptions" to grand jury secrecy."

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