US judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

Administration mired in scandal over president’s previous links to sex offender in case that has rocked Maga base

A US judge on Wednesday denied a justice department bid to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in south Florida.

The move is the first ruling in a series of attempts to release more information on the case by Donald Trump’s administration, which is mired in a scandal over the US president’s previous links to Epstein that has rocked his Maga base.

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