Newly released court documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case have shed further light on the methods used by his former partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, to groom and manipulate vulnerable teenage girls, reinforcing details that emerged during her 2021 sex-trafficking trial. The documents, part of a tranche of grand jury materials unsealed in Manhattan federal court,…
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun releasing a long-anticipated cache of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. Friday’s disclosure marks the first wave of several expected document releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act,…
A federal judge in New York has approved the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury materials from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case, following Congress’ recent passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. In a four-page ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman emphasized that disclosure must protect the privacy and safety of victims,…
A federal judge in New York has approved the Justice Department’s request to unseal long-restricted records from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking case. The move marks one of the first major disclosures mandated under the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act. But the judge cautioned the public not to expect the sweeping revelations many have been anticipating.…
A federal judge in South Florida has ordered the release of long-sealed grand jury transcripts tied to the abandoned 2006–2007 investigation of Jeffrey Epstein—marking the first significant test of a new federal transparency law aimed at exposing how the disgraced financier evaded serious prosecution for years. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ruled Friday that the…
President Donald Trump is pressing House Republicans to approve a bill forcing the release of all government-held documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a striking reversal from his previous reluctance to engage with the subject and a move that has intensified divisions inside the GOP. In a Truth Social post late Sunday, November 16, 2025, Trump…
President Donald Trump said Monday that music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has reached out seeking a presidential pardon following his conviction on two prostitution-related charges. The revelation, according to observers, adds another layer of political and legal intrigue to Combs’ criminal case. During a press briefing at his Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump remarked, “A lot of…
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse stood on the steps of Capitol Hill on Wednesday, September 3, demanding transparency and warning that if the government fails to release the full trove of Epstein-related documents, they may release their own list of alleged sexual predators. Ten women, including Marina Lacerda, Anouska De Georgiou, Lisa Philipps, and Teresa…
Relatives of Virginia Roberts Giuffre expressed outrage following the release of a Justice Department interview transcript in which Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, denied Giuffre’s longstanding accusations and rejected any involvement in sex trafficking. Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year federal sentence for conspiring with Epstein to sexually exploit minors, was…
In a sharply worded decision, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer has refused to unseal grand jury transcripts tied to the sex trafficking indictment of Ghislaine Maxwell, accusing the Justice Department (DOJ) of attempting to create an “illusion” of transparency while offering nothing of real evidentiary value to the public. The ruling, issued Monday, underscores…