Florida Judge Denies DOJ Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimonies
“For the reasons set forth below, Eleventh Circuit law does not permit this Court to grant the Government’s request; the Court’s hands are tied—a point that the Government concedes.”
U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg denied the DOJ’s efforts to unseal grand jury testimonies regarding Jeffrey Epstein and transfer the petition to the Southern District of New York.
“For the reasons set forth below, Eleventh Circuit law does not permit this Court to grant the Government’s request; the Court’s hands are tied—a point that the Government concedes,” Rosenberg wrote.
The request to send it to Manhattan is because the DOJ asked the court to unseal testimonies in Manhattan connected to Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
The judge in that motion informed the DOJ that he needed additional information and documents before making a ruling.
The DOJ sought out grand jury testimonies from 2005 and 2007 in West Palm Beach, FL, arguing that a rule no longer applied because of Epstein’s death and the intense public interest in the documents.
“Contrary to the Government’s stated basis and the Second and Seventh Circuits,’ the Eleventh Circuit has directly held that a district court ‘do[es] not possess the … power to order the release of grand jury records in instances not covered by” Rule 6(e)(3)(E),'” said Rosenberg. “’District courts may only authorize the disclosure of grand jury materials if one of the five exceptions Hsted in Rule 6(e}G)(E) applies.’”
These are the five exceptions:
(i) preliminarily to or in connection with a judicial proceeding;
(ii) at the request of a defendant who shows that a ground may exist to dismiss the indictment because of a matter that occurred before the grand jury;
(iii) at the request of the government, when sought by a foreign court or prosecutor for use in an official criminal investigation;
(iv) at the request of the government if it shows that the matter may disclose a violation of State, Indian tribal, or foreign criminal law, as long as the disclosure is to an appropriate state, state-subdivision, Indian tribal, or foreign government official for the purpose of enforcing that law; or
(v) at the request of the government if it shows that the matter may disclose a violation of military criminal law under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as long as the disclosure is to an appropriate military official for the purpose of enforcing that law.
The grand jury documents in Florida are only testimonies. The documents in New York are indictments.
Epstein never faced federal charges in Florida because of his death in a New York jail.
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It’s harder and less rewarding to get information on known sex traffickers and money launderers than it is to actually be the lynchpin in a criminal empire.
What’s his neighbor up to by the way? Anyone know?
So do I read this as a clever move by the New York district to be able to refuse DOJ’s request because they failed to receive information they claimed they needed from Florida, which they probably knew all along could not be satisfied?
Meh, release it anyway and issue pardons to the individual tasked with doing so.
What’s this? Obama appointee keeping the Epstein files from being released?
Think THAT will get headlines?
grand jury info has been released before
and to stop blmplo riots there were probably a few when it came to pd lawsuits
oh come on already
just autopen a fjb signature,, date the document sometime during his hallucinatory daze in the wh showing he pardoned epstein right along side his family
If there was any sort of public interest in unsealing the testimony the judge would have unsealed it.
Sorry conspiracy theorists if there was an Epstein list included the judge would have ordered it sent to the public for public interest reasons.
Furthermore THE REQUESTOR FOR RELEASE WAS DONALD TRUMP.
If you are dense enough to think Trump might be a rapist or a defender of rapists
DONALD J TRUMP WAS THE ONE REQUESTING UNSEALING TESTIMONY.
I really wish that all it took to unseal this was political expediency for a slandered president.
Are arguing there’s no list as in no spreadsheet kept by Epstein/Maxwell of prominent people who committed sexual crimes against a particular minor child or more than one on a particular date? If that’s what you mean then sure I’d agree there’s probably not one.
However, there’s no way the investigation didn’t turn up a ‘list’ of prominent people who hung out with Epstein/Maxwell, traveled with them, went to pedo Island, were present when children were exploited by others, alleged to have participated in exploitation. Likewise there’s a ‘list’ of those who merely number into them at social events and didn’t have jack squat to do with any exploitation.
Release the whole enchilada. Put an end to rumor, speculation by filling the information void. If not then accept the legitimate criticism that this campaign promise and the promise by AG Bondi will not be met. Failure to release also hands the d/prog and their media allies a club to strike with for purely partisan reasons. Finally it would probably be a good idea to stop making attacks on those of us who want transparency and definitely a good idea to walk back the whole ‘Trump doesn’t want our votes/support’.
How many Democrats have met George Soros at his properties?
Police did find evidence of another rapist her name was Maxwell and she is trying to appeal a 20 year prison sentence.
You are demanding “all files”.
Police found endless amounts of child porn, any officer who releases those to the public is guilty of distribution and subject to arrest.
If there was something of public interest the judge would have ended the confidentiality and ordered the evidence released to the public.
When you have some form of evidence it isn’t a conspiracy theory.
I believe the Trump administration, every judge who has been involved in the case, the FBI, the lawyers involved who have all refuted it, and all evidence available to the public.
How would you like being a Dean of Chemistry who courts a donation from a billionaire on behalf of the university then a few months later you learn that billionaire is a pedophile and people are demanding to have all of the names of people who ever visited him turned over for mob justice and career ruin?
The reason I ask is because of the long list of professors, deans, and college administrators who went to Epstein for donations.
Our system of law is in place for a reason. Dan Bongino and Kash Patel have both reviewed the evidence and you know the findings.
Furthermore Trump effective president who is against conspiracy theorists is actually for the first time in decades leading a party in power to actually have a chance of surviving mid term elections (something that hasn’t been achieved in over 20 years). 45% say Democrats are to extreme to retake congress to 35% not too extreme.
The public in general clearly knows better than to think Patel’s FBI is covering for pedophiles. Otherwise the Democrats would be sailing to achieve what everyone has for 20 years.
For nothing to see there, sure seems lots of Leftists want to hide what is .
“Contrary to the Government’s stated basis and the Second and Seventh Circuits,’ the Eleventh Circuit has directly held that a district court ‘do[es] not possess the … power to order the release of grand jury records in instances not covered by” Rule 6(e)(3)(E),’”
Since when are there rules for district court judges?
The Epstein files are sure to contain Trump’s name …
The late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein believed Donald Trump was the “rat” who informed on him to the FBI, leading to his 2006 arrest and sentencing for offenses involving underage girls, the Trump biographer Michael Wolff said.
Bradley Edwards, an attorney who represented a number of those who claimed Epstein was involved in their abuse, said Trump: “Was very helpful in the information he gave and gave no indication whatsoever that he was involved in anything untoward whatsoever but had good information that checked out and that helped us and that we didn’t have to take a deposition of him.”
Yeah DJT’s name is almost certainly in the info as someone who was infrequently in contact aka he probably bumped into Epstein/Maxwell at big social gatherings in NYC, the glitzy parties that have a couple hundred guests. There’s no way that there’s evidence Trump was involved with minor children, if there was it would have already been leaked to sabotage him. Heck if there was anything remotely inferring such it would have been leaked to damage him.