Epstein, Donald Trump and Grand Jury
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A judge on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration request to unseal transcripts from grand jury investigations of Jeffrey Epstein years ago in Florida, though a similar request for the work of a different grand jury is pending in New York.
President Donald Trump has faced criticism over the refusal of the Department of Justice to release evidence about the notorious sex offender Epstein.
Trump had directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release “any and all pertinent" grand jury documents as pressure continues to mount on the administration over Epstein.
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday declined to release additional grand jury documents from the criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, marking the first roadblock in the Justice Department’s efforts to quell the public backlash over the handling of the case.
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The Trump administration argued in its motion last week that “intense public scrutiny” should lead to transparency in the sex trafficking cases.