Transcripts of grand jury that indicted Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell won't be unsealed, judge says

NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts of the secret grand jury testimony that led to the sex trafficking indictment of Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell won't be released, a judge ruled Monday in a stinging decision belittling the government's tease of new revelations as "demonstrably false."

Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written decision that the government had proposed releasing grand jury materials "casually or promiscuously," jeopardizing the tradition of grand jury secrecy that protects the confidence of those called to testify before future grand juries.

He said the Justice Department's suggestion that the grand jury materials "would bring to light meaningful new information about Epstein's and Maxwell's crimes, or the Government's investigation into them — is demons