On Monday, a federal judge blocked the release of grand jury documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, accusing the White House of attempting to distract from the Epstein files scandal.

President Donald Trump and his administration sought the release of grand jury documents relating to Maxwell's indictment on child sex trafficking charges after getting hammered by MAGA loyalists for trying to cover up information related to Epstein.

Seeking the grand jury document release was an obvious attempt to appease the MAGA base—which has been angry that the Trump administration is refusing to release the Epstein files. But at the same time, it’s careful to not include any information that incriminates Trump, who is reportedly mentioned multiple times in the Epstein files.

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