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Summary
This legal document, filed on August 11, 2025, details a motion by the Deputy Attorney General to unseal grand jury materials from the Maxwell and Epstein cases. The motion is justified by significant public interest and a directive from the President, following a July 6, 2025, DOJ/FBI memorandum on the Epstein investigation. In response, the court has requested additional information from the government to rule on the motion.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Deputy Attorney General | Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) |
Filed a motion on July 18, 2025, to unseal grand jury transcripts.
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| Jeffrey Epstein |
Subject of an investigation by the DOJ and FBI, and subject of a court case (United States v. Epstein).
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| Maxwell |
Subject of a court case (United States v. Maxwell) whose grand jury materials are sought to be unsealed.
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| Craig |
Mentioned in the case citation 'In re Petition of Craig'.
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| White House press secretary | White House press secretary |
Announced on July 19, 2025, that the President had directed the AG regarding Epstein files.
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| The President | President |
Directed the Attorney General to move forward with unsealing grand jury files related to Epstein.
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| Attorney General | Attorney General (“AG”) |
Was directed by the President to request the unsealing of grand jury files.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Department of Justice | government agency |
Referred to as [DOJ], issued a memorandum with the FBI, conducted an investigation into Epstein, and moved the Court ...
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| Federal Bureau of Investigation | government agency |
Referred to as [FBI], issued a memorandum with the DOJ and conducted an investigation into Epstein.
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| Second Circuit | court |
Cited as having recognized that release of grand jury records may be appropriate in 'special circumstances'.
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| The Court | court |
The judicial body to which the motion to unseal was submitted and which issued an order for more information.
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| The Government | government agency |
Ordered by the Court to file a memorandum by July 29, 2025.
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| White House | government entity |
Source of a 'MAGA Minute' announcement from the press secretary on July 19, 2025.
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| Administration | government entity |
Mentioned in the context of transparency to the American public being of utmost importance.
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Timeline (5 events)
2025-07-06
The [DOJ] and [FBI] issued a memorandum describing a review of investigative holdings relating to Jeffrey Epstein.
2025-07-18
The Deputy Attorney General filed a motion to unseal the grand jury transcripts in the Maxwell case.
Court
2025-07-18
The Deputy Attorney General filed a similar motion to unseal on the docket of Epstein's case.
S.D.N.Y.
2025-07-19
The White House press secretary announced the President had directed the AG to request the unsealing of Epstein-related grand jury files.
White House
Locations (1)
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Mentioned in the citation for the United States v. Epstein case (Southern District of New York).
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Relationships (2)
The document states that the President had directed the AG to take action regarding the Epstein files.
The document states that the DOJ and FBI jointly issued a memorandum and conducted investigative work into Epstein.
Key Quotes (2)
"special circumstances"Source
— Second Circuit
(Describing when the release of grand jury records may be appropriate.)
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"to move forward with requesting grand juries related to the Epstein files unseal their relevant documents."Source
— The President (via White House press secretary)
(A directive from the President to the Attorney General announced on July 19, 2025.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 809 Filed 08/11/25 Page 9 of 31
II. Motion to Unseal the Maxwell Grand Jury Materials
On July 18, 2025, the Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) filed a three-and-a-half-page motion to unseal the grand jury transcripts in this case. Dkt. 785 (“Motion to Unseal”).⁷ The motion stated:
On July 6, 2025, the [DOJ] and [FBI] issued a memorandum describing an exhaustive review undertaken of investigative holdings relating to Jeffrey Epstein (the “Memorandum”). The Memorandum detailed the steps taken by the [DOJ] and [FBI] to determine whether evidence existed that could predicate an investigation into uncharged third parties. As the Memorandum concluded, no such evidence was uncovered during the review.
Since July 6, 2025, there has been extensive public interest in the basis for the Memorandum’s conclusions. While the [DOJ] and [FBI] continue to adhere to the conclusions reached in the Memorandum, transparency to the American public is of the utmost importance to this Administration. Given the public interest in the investigative work conducted by the [DOJ] and [FBI] into Epstein, the [DOJ] moves the Court to unseal the underlying grand jury transcripts in [United States v. Maxwell and] United States v. Epstein, subject to appropriate redactions of victim-related and other personal identifying information.
Id. (citation omitted).⁸ The motion noted that the Second Circuit has recognized that, in “special circumstances,” release of grand jury records may be appropriate even where not authorized by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e). Id. at 3 (citing In re Petition of Craig, 131 F.3d 99, 102 (2d Cir. 1997)) (“In re Craig”).
On July 22, 2025, after the case was reassigned to this judge, Dkt. 786, the Court issued an order stating that it required further information to resolve the motion, Dkt. 789. It ordered the Government, by July 29, 2025, to file a memorandum addressing the factors identified in In
⁷ The same day, the DAG filed a similar motion on the docket of Epstein’s case. See United States v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 (RMB) (S.D.N.Y. July 18, 2025), Dkt. 61.
⁸ On July 19, 2025, the White House press secretary announced that the President had directed the AG “to move forward with requesting grand juries related to the Epstein files unseal their relevant documents.” White House, MAGA Minute (July 19, 2025), https://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/maga-minute-july-19-2025/ [https://perma.cc/Q3BJ-V24S].
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