Summary
A U.S. judge ordered the release of court records from past investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, following a law that President Trump signed. The records involve grand jury transcripts and other documents related to Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Key Facts
- A U.S. judge has decided to unseal grand jury transcripts from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 and 2007.
- The judge's order came after Congress passed a bill requiring the release of such documents.
- The new law makes it mandatory to release unclassified records connected to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
- Previously, a similar request to release the records was denied due to federal rules, but the new law overrides those rules.
- President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law recently, obliging the release of these documents by December 19.
- Epstein was accused of abusing underage girls but avoided federal charges due to a non-prosecution agreement in 2008.
- Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
- Documents related to Epstein's and Maxwell's cases in New York are also sought for unsealing by the justice department.
