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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ed Pilkington and agency

DoJ pushes for release of Epstein and Maxwell grand jury transcripts

a man and a women
The US attorney's office has released images during the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, 59, who was convicted on charges she lured teenage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein. Photograph: Zuma Press/Alamy

Transcripts of the grand jury proceedings that led to the sex-trafficking indictments of the sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, include the testimony of just two law enforcement witnesses, the Department of Justice has said, as it argues for the documents’ release.

Top justice department officials disclosed in a filing late on Tuesday in New York City federal court that separate grand juries convened to consider the criminal investigations of Epstein and Maxwell, and had heard from only two witnesses.

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