Judge Clears Release Of Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts
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Orlando, Florida. A federal judge on Friday ordered release of grand jury transcripts from federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell after Congress passed and the president signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith found the statute overrides grand jury secrecy and granted the Justice Department permission to unseal records from a 2006–2007 Florida inquiry that produced no federal charges. The Justice Department also seeks to unseal materials from Epstein’s 2019 New York case and Maxwell’s 2021 case; agencies face a statutory December 19 disclosure deadline. Based on 11 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. 2005: Palm Beach police began interviewing teenage accusers linked to Epstein.
- 2. 2006–2007: Florida grand jury convened; that early federal inquiry produced no federal charges.
- 3. 2019: Epstein faced New York federal charges and died in federal custody.
- 4. 2021: Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in New York on sex‑trafficking counts.
- 5. November 19, 2023: Congress passed and the president signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act; a federal judge later authorized unsealing Florida grand jury transcripts, with DOJ facing a Dec. 19 deadline.
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