Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge who presided over the sex trafficking case against financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts.

The ruling Wednesday by federal Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan came after the judge presiding over the case against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell , Epstein's former girlfriend, also turned down the government’s request.