Justice Department revives attempt to unseal Epstein grand jury records

The Justice Department on Friday night renewed its effort to unseal grand jury records related to the criminal prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, now that President Donald Trump has signed the Epstein Transparency Act. 

Trump signed the law on Wednesday after the House and Senate passed the legislation Tuesday. The legislation authorizes the release of the Epstein files, and gives Attorney General Pam Bondi 30 days to release the materials. 

The Justice Department argued that the new law supersedes previous federal law that required grand jury materials to remain secret, though few exceptions do remain.

“The Act does not exempt all grand jury transcripts from public production,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Manolo Reboso wrote in the filing. “Public production of the grand jury material is therefore required.” 

The latest filing was made in Florida, where a judge previously rejected attempts to unseal grand jury records. 

Two judges in New York also denied previous requests to unseal grand jury material, noting the material did not likely shed new light on evidence against Epstein and Maxwell.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.