The White House (pictured earlier this month) has made attempts to quell public pressure with its bid to make Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury proceedings public. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman wrote in his 14-page ruling the Trump administration's "instant grand jury motion appears to be a 'diversion' from the breadth and scope of the Epstein files in the government's possession." Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New York on Wednesday refused a Trump administration request to unseal particular grand jury documents related to the case of convicted sex-trafficking financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The White House in recent weeks has made attempts to quell public pressure with its bid to make grand jury proceedings public and for greater transparency.
"The information contained in the Epstein grand jury transcripts pales in comparison to the Epstein investigation information and materials in the hands of the Department of Justice," said U.S. District Judge Richard Berman.
Manhattan's Berman, an appointee of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, wrote in his 14-page ruling there existed "clear precedent and sound purpose" in the decision to keep grand jury documents under wraps.
