A federal judge has granted the Department of Justice’s request to publicly release numerous records from the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime companion and alleged accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer came after President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which requires the government to make searchable Epstein-related records public by December 19.

The big picture: Judge Engelmayer noted that the new Transparency Act clearly covers all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials related to Maxwell, Epstein, or related individuals in the Justice Department’s possession. • The judge ruled that modifying the existing protective order in Maxwell’s case is necessary so the D

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