As the Justice Department faces a 30-day deadline to release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, government attorneys have again asked a federal court in Florida to unseal grand jury transcripts --related to the initial federal investigation of Epstein -- citing the passage this week of the Epstein Transparency Act by Congress. "Public production of the grand jury material is therefore required," DOJ wrote in the Friday filing, writing that grand jury material is not "exempt" from the law. The Act requires the government to make publicly available "all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials" but contains no specific mention of grand jury material. In making its request on Nov. 21, DOJ attorneys asked the court to rule quickly in order

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