Posted on 07/23/2025 12:07:15 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The Justice department petitioned the court last week to release those closely held records of the testimony of witnesses who appeared before the grand jury.
A federal judge in Florida has denied the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the investigation of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein in that state.
The department — under increasing pressure from President Donald Trump’s political base — petitioned the court last week to release those closely held records of the testimony of witnesses who appeared before the grand jury. But in a 12-page opinion Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg said that she could not legally do so under guidelines governing grand jury secrecy set by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, which includes Florida.
The Justice Department continues to pursue separate pushes to release grand jury transcripts related to Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, in Manhattan, where both were charged with sex trafficking and other crimes. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 and is currently serving a 20-year sentence in Florida. Epstein died while awaiting trial and his death was ruled a suicide.
The federal judges in New York overseeing the motion to release the transcripts there said that the department had not “adequately addressed” the limited factors under which grand jury material can be publicly released in that appellate district. They requested further briefing from government lawyers and input from representatives for Epstein and Maxwell as well as their victims.
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If it was helpful to democrats, it would have been leaked a LONG time ago, like everything else that was either helpful to democrats or harmful to republicans.
Russia-gate is way more important than Epstein now.
“””Russia-gate is way more important than Epstein now.””
The Epstein thing has always been nothing but a distraction to minimize all the great things going on.
Prof Dershowitz discussed this in several interviews-that a judge would rule on what witness testimony can be released based on the deals for secrecy the witnesses got for their testimony. Witnesses and their info/testimony can’t be outed if that info is sealed by the court to secrecy-no matter how many scandal hounds are jonesin for it...
Trump may have had a hand in his own self sabotage to be fair. As others have been saying. Better to release all and let cards fall where they do instead of playing these games.
The only people who care about this topic are the ones who hate that he has been so successful.
Well the lack of transparency and sudden switch up: “nothing to see here, nevermind!” is making people who otherwise wouldn’t care, care.
Nobody cares. It’s a distraction. I know this because it’s all cnn and msnbc talk about.
This is a game of hide and seek. Trump or the DOJ cannot release sealed GJ testimony except in very unusual circumstances. They are sealed. So, this constant BS from the WSJ and others that Trump’s name is in the sealed records is purely speculation that cannot be shown to be untrue, or even true yet still with no context. Kind of like boxing with a bag over your head.
This will not play out in its entirely till Trump is out of office but the damage by the Deep state, the media et al will be achieved. Hamsting our government. Trump can sue but by the time this gets heard, we will be in 2029. Even if he wins, there is no disclosure violation because everyone knows his name is in the documents. Now if one of these dung beatles goes over the line and says he had relations with an underage person, that publication will be sued out of business.
Trump handily won the electoral college but let’s not kid ourselves into thinking the country is MAGA-fied. It was still pulling teeth getting cross the finish line and the 2026 midterms are coming up. Every extra vote counts, and many voted for Trump with gritted teeth. And to dismiss the momentum Elon Musk and Joe Rogan added is the height of delusional arrogance.
(Not me. I am speaking objectively about the sorry state of the electorate.)
I’d say most are very satisfied that he has done a great job in a short time. Some will whine because they were never on board to begin with.
Not surprised
Would be unusual
Well said
Maybe it’s just me but I’d like to see big shots exposed for screwing 12-13 year old girls
That’s the main crux for me
There is enormous heat on Trump from all angles here and it’s a long deep well of sexual and political malfeasance
The pressure on him got him I understand that and from his team too
Irony is he’s arguably the most exonerated big shot who ever knew Jeffry
And the proofs everywhere
Trump can handle this along with all the other stuff
He just wants it to go away I’d imagine
Then his team shouldn’t have pimped it
Nobody in the real world cares.
Wheels within wheels. What is going on underneath all this Epstein news jamming the networks.
The final unveiling could be very damaging to the left. Making them demand and forcing them to very loudly and publicly cry out for disclosures would forestall their right to say it is a hoax or a lie from the right.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
We have a winner!
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