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How Trump’s Epstein Filing Puts Grand Jury Rules to the Test

US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman announces charges against Jeffery Epstein in New York City in 2019.Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

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By Chris Dolmetsch

July 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM UTC

Updated on

July 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM UTC

In response to a public clamor for more information about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking case, the Trump administration has asked federal courts to unseal grand jury transcripts.

While seeking the files’ release allows President Donald Trump to claim that he has nothing to hide about the late, disgraced financier, the requests face legal hurdles, even with Trump’s Justice Department contending that disclosure is in the public interest.