A Manhattan judge denied a request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the case against Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking co- conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. The judge said releasing the files would erode confidence in the legal process.
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- A Manhattan judge denied the DOJ's request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the Epstein-Maxwell case.
- The judge argued that releasing the records would erode confidence in the legal process. 9s
- The DOJ's claim that the documents would reveal new information was called 'demonstrably false' by the judge. 33s
- The decision has sparked political debate, with criticism from both Trump supporters and Democrats. 41s
- A separate judge is still reviewing another DOJ request to unseal different grand jury records from the case. 1m 42s