Judge rules against US government, saying transcript request made to create ‘illusion’ of transparency

The Trump administration has faced criticism for reneging on promises to release investigative files about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Government had hoped to get files released about Jeffrey Epstein associate to quell furore that had grown over case.

A judge blocked the release of the transcripts, citing the risk of ‘unravelling the foundations of secrecy’ on which the Jeffrey Epstein case is based.

Judge rules against US government, saying transcript request made to create ‘illusion’ of transparency

President Trump has tried to subdue criticism and conspiracy theories by pushing to disclose the transcripts from the cases of Jeffrey Epstein, who abused teenage girls, and…

U.S. Judge Paul Engelmayer on Monday denied the Trump administration's request to unseal grand jury records in the federal case of sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein's longtime…

The judge said there was nothing new to learn from the materials, and releasing them could hurt future grand jury proceedings.

Judge wrote transcripts from case of Jeffrey Epstein associate couldn’t be released because it would risk ‘unraveling secrecy’ of grand jury