Judge declines to unseal grand jury material in Jeffrey Epstein case

DOJ acceptable to statesman sharing Epstein files

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Washington — A national justice successful New York connected Wednesday declined the national government's petition to unseal expansive assemblage worldly successful the lawsuit of Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted enactment offender who died successful national custody successful 2019. 

Judge Richard Berman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued his ruling successful a 14-page decision. Berman ruled that the Justice Department failed to show a "special circumstance" that would warrant the disclosure of expansive assemblage transcripts and exhibits. Proceedings earlier expansive juries are typically kept secret.

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