A federal judge in Florida has ordered the unsealing of grand jury records related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell . On Friday (December 5), Judge Rodney Smith granted the Justice Department's request, citing the Epstein Files Transparency Act of 2025, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump on November 19. This new law overrides the secrecy requirements typically associated with federal grand jury proceedings.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act mandates the public release of all unclassified records held by the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to Epstein and Maxwell. The DOJ has until December 19 to disclose these records. The ruling marks a significant step toward transparency in these high-profile cases, although the release of the documents is not

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