Judge Declines to Unseal Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts
The judge even called the DOJ’s moves a diversion compared to the “breadth and scope of the Epstein files in the Government’s possession.”
U.S. District Judge Richard Berman of the Southern District of New York declined to unseal the Jeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts.
“The information contained in the Epstein grand jury transcripts pales in comparison to the Epstein investigation information and materials in the hands of the Department of Justice,” wrote Berman.
Yikes.
Three judges have so far refused to unseal grand jury transcripts.
Berman even called the DOJ’s moves a diversion compared to the “breadth and scope of the Epstein files in the Government’s possession.”
Berman also called out Attorney General Pam Bondi for saying she had the Epstein files on her desk in February and then deciding not to release them in July.
The safety and privacy of the victims also weighed heavily on Berman’s decision.
“Victims did not have sufficient notice before the Government filed the instant motions to unseal,” explained Berman. “The Government must ensure a proper review and redaction process in coordination with victims’ counsel.”
While we all scream and demand to have access to anything related to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, we have to remember the victims. Their right to privacy is more important.
Berman also criticized the DOJ’s assertion of “public interest” because, well, the department gave the court a “blanket assertion.” You can’t just say “public interest.”
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Who nominated Berman?
Clinton Judge
The “judge” sounded rather silly in his comments. He is SOOOO concerned about privacy issues, but when it comes to conservatives and Republicans…well its certainly ok to put out lies about them and never worry about the courts slamming them on privacy issues. Time to put out commentary about the “judge”, his voting in the last few elections, who he give money to, where his kids and or wife went to college and what they do. Just in the interests of seeing where he comes up with these “decisions”.
There’s reportedly a mountain of Epstein/Maxwell material in DoJ possession. Go through it and set tranches of association with Epstein/Maxwell for the people in the material. If some poor guy went to a huge event hosted by Epstein/Maxwell one time and that’s his only involvement then let the public know that. At the other extreme if someone was on multiple flights to pedo Island and was a frequent overnight guest of Epstein/Maxwell then tell that as well. End the rumors, the innuendo and the speculation. Drive a stake through the heart of this thing once and for all. Release.the info along with those lists categorizing the level of association or worse potential culpability and be done with it. If not then be ready to have this story hanging around.
While you present a good idea in theory, the media will just pick it apart as partisan hackery to protect theirs and not the other side.
We will never get resolution on this but I do think we should get something.
Also if he’s this govt asset is there a good chance his death was faked?
Will legacy media try to pick it apart? Probably. On the other hand that’s the same legacy media that’s falling apart; layoffs at WAPO, LA Times, MSNBC spun off, lefty media figures/personalities getting canned Joy Ried, Colbert, even CNN viewers forced to listen to Scott Jennings wreck their narratives daily. So they don’t have the same power and influence as just a couple years ago.
Releasing the info will quell 90% of the problem by ending the info void and replacing it with facts. It is very true that the final 10% will probably never be convinced but the rest of us could evaluate the info, make our conclusions and move on…leaving the bitter ender tin foil hat folks to sky scream in their basement lair.
Look it’s obvious, okay? There IS NO LIST!
I mean imagine if there WERE a list.
The impact on the political class in D.C. would be tremendous.
See? It’s too terrible to contemplate. Even a Judge might consider suicide from the pressure.
Even if there were a client list, for which there is no evidence whatsoever, it certainly wouldn’t have been shown to the grand jury. So we can be 100% certain it’s not there.
Nothing to see here, but you can’t see it anyway.
Sure are lots of Commissar Judges protecting what’s under the covers.
It’s grand jury testimony. The law is very clear that you can’t see it unless there’s an extremely good reason. If there’s nothing to see, then it’s clearly illegal for the judge to let you see it.
Berman is a Clinton pick, any other questions?
What color is his dress?
Plenty. What makes you think a Trump pick would have released it? Three judges have so far looked at it and said no. What are the odds a fourth and fifth would do the same, no matter who appointed them.
Three DEMOCRAT judges.
Always gotta try to hide that.
Clearly, hiding the fact that one is a Democrat comes naturally to you.
Oh boy, another Michael Scott drumroll before the big WTF of deception.
Here’s my question: DOJ has thousands of pages of evidence, and reportedly thousands of hours of video. Most of the 20 or so victims have given statements under oath.
There may not have been an actual “client list”, but reportedly there were about a hundred men that regularly visited Epstein’s island and his pedo rape ranch in AZ.
The flight logs listing passangers on his private plane’s flights to his island were published years ago. Bill Clinton went there at least 28 times.
And yet, aside from Maxwell and Epstein, not a single one of the men who committed the same crimes as Epstein has been indicted. They haven’t even been named.
Its just not credible that the FBI hasn’t been able to identify even a single perpetrator.
If there were anything detrimental to Trump or any of his close associates it most surely would have been leaked or outright released during the Biden administration.
The Epstein files give nothing. They are most likely facts and figures. Values. There might even be lists of names. But they don’t attach to anything.
The testimony attaches to trauma. It names names and describes acts. The testimony is what will hang the attendees of Epstein Island.
Because it will be disgusting.
THAT is why Democrat judges are fighting revealing it.
Does no one worry about the innocent people who will be tarred if the Epstein files are released? Just because someone knew Epstein and is mentioned in an FBI report does not make them guilty of any crime. Even visisting Epstein’s island or his ranch does make someone guilty of a crime. The DOJ has to have evidence not wild internet speculation to charge somone. What specifically do people expect to find if the files are released?
That’s why all the evidence, definitely to include exculpatory evidence, should be gathered and sorted to produce several tranches of association/contact with Epstein/Maxwell in a comprehensive list by DoJ and released with the material. That will clarify just who was probably an innocent v who was a ‘frequent flyer’ and overnight guest at pedo Island. While it will increase public scrutiny attention for those most closely associated with Epstein/Maxwell (which doesn’t seem a bad thing all in all) it will also kill off the rumor and innuendo for the majority of folks who had business only contact or attended some sort of function hosted by them as a sort of social duty call on behalf of their firms. In all, done transparently, this will squash the story for everyone but the most ardent tin foil hat folks.
How does Berman make the claim about what evidence the DOJ has and what it doesn’t have? Has he been granted access to any and all evidence the DOJ has, was he presented evidence to evaluate prior to the grand jury proceedings and disallowed certain evidence from being presented?