House Subpoenas Ghislaine Maxwell for Deposition Amid DOJ Transcript Unsealing Denial

Judge Denies DOJ Request for Epstein Transcripts

• 🏛️ A federal judge in Florida has denied a Justice Department request to unseal grand jury records related to Jeffrey Epstein.
• ⚖️ Judge Robin Rosenberg stated that the 11th Circuit Federal Appeals Court law does not permit the court to grant the government's request, noting the court's hands are tied.
• 📌 The judge, appointed by Barack Obama in 2014, indicated that only narrow exemptions allow for the release of such documents.

Ghislaine Maxwell's Upcoming Meeting and Subpoena

• 🤝 Maxwell's lawyer welcomed a potential meeting between her and Trump's deputy attorney general, expressing gratitude for an open-minded approach.
• 🗣️ The lawyer noted that no previous prosecutor has had the courage to meet with Ms. Maxwell to ask these important questions.
• ✍️ The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee has issued a subpoena for a deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell.
• 🏛️ This congressional oversight aims to examine the federal government's enforcement of sex trafficking laws and its handling of the Epstein investigation.
• 📍 The deposition is scheduled to take place in Tallahassee, where Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence.