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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Judge Smith Orders Release of Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts
Judge Rodney Smith has granted a motion to unseal the grand jury transcripts from the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in the mid-2000s. Though a previous motion was denied, Judge Smith held that the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act trumps Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6's prohibition on disclosure. The Department of Justice has until December 19 to comply. Full order is here.
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Chambers chatter: “Hey judge. Remember when you denied that motion to unseal? Um yeah well congress passed a law to overrule you. Just sayin. And yeah we have that sentencing on identity fraud at 2pm today. …”
Now if they would just turn over ALL of the Epstein files...
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