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The DOJ Gets Smacked Down By Judge Englemayer As He Denies The Grand Jury Request (8/12/25)
In a scathing 31-page ruling, Judge Paul Engelmayer rebuffed the Trump administration’s push to unseal grand jury transcripts in the case against Ghislaine Maxwell, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s key enablers. He asserted that the DOJ’s argument—that the transcripts would shed “meaningful new information” about Epstein’s or Maxwell’s crimes—was "demonstrably false" and that anyone expecting revelatory disclosures would be left feeling “disappointed and misled.” The judge bluntly concluded there is "no ‘there’ there," noting the materials added nothing substantive beyond what was disclosed during Maxwell’s 2021 trial and civil proceedings.
Moreover, Engelmayer criticized the DOJ’s motion not merely for its emptiness but also for its apparent tactical intent, describing it as a "diversion" rather than a genuine transparency effort. He emphasized that releasing these transcripts could do real harm to the foundational secrecy of grand jury proceedings, which protect both the integrity of investigations and the reputations of uncharged individuals. With no victim testimony included—only summaries from two law enforcement officers—the request was deemed not only unnecessary but dangerous in precedent.
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Manhattan judge denies Trump admin bid to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts
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