Justice Department asks judge for permission to release records from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell investigations

(CNN) — The Justice Department asked a judge for permission Wednesday to publicly release financial records, travel documents, and notes of victim interviews obtained during the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to comply with a new law.

In a letter to the judge overseeing the Maxwell case, prosecutors asked the judge to lift a protective order that previously prevented the public dissemination of evidence turned over to Maxwell ahead of her trial.

Evidence and material covered by the protective order include search warrants, financial records, travel records, flight lists, government records, including police reports, arrest reports, booking photos, depositions from civil investigations, materials from Epstein’s estate, and reports and notes of in