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Legal letter / motion to intervene
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Summary
This document is a letter motion filed on July 25, 2025, by National Security Counselors on behalf of MSW Media, Inc. to intervene in the Ghislaine Maxwell case. The motion concerns the unsealing of grand jury transcripts, triggered by an instruction from President Trump to Attorney General Pam Bondi. MSW Media seeks to ensure that while victim information is protected, the identities of the Defendant's 'partners in crime or clients' are not redacted under the guise of privacy.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Kel McClanahan | Executive Director, National Security Counselors |
Author of the letter representing MSW Media.
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| Bradley P. Moss | Deputy Executive Director, National Security Counselors |
Listed on the letterhead.
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| Paul A. Engelmayer | Judge |
Recipient of the letter, presiding over US v. Maxwell.
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| Donald Trump | President |
Mentioned as instructing the AG to release grand jury testimony on July 17, 2025.
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| Pam Bondi | Attorney General |
Instructed by President Trump to seek permission to release testimony.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Subject of the case (United States v. Maxwell).
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant (Deceased) |
Mentioned in relation to case No. 19-490.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| National Security Counselors |
Law firm submitting the motion.
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| MSW Media, Inc. |
Client seeking intervention; media company.
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| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York |
Venue for the case.
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
Recipient of the FOIA request.
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Timeline (1 events)
2025-07-17
President Trump publicly instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek release of Grand Jury testimony.
Public Statement
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Address of National Security Counselors.
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Address of the Court.
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Relationships (2)
On behalf of MSW Media, Inc.
President Donald Trump publicly instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi
Key Quotes (4)
"seek the Court’s permission to release “any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony"Source
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"make appropriate redactions of victim-related information and other personal identifying information prior to releasing the transcripts."Source
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"information about Defendant’s partners in crime or clients."Source
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"Please do not weigh in on the appropriateness of withholding personally identifiable information unrelated to victims."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 795 Filed 07/25/25 Page 3 of 4
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNSELORS
1451 ROCKVILLE PIKE, SUITE 250
ROCKVILLE, MD 20852
ROCKVILLE, MD 20852
TELEPHONE: (301) 301-4NSC (4672)
FACSIMILE: (240) 681-2189
FACSIMILE: (240) 681-2189
KEL MCCLANAHAN, ESQ., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (admitted in DC, NY, WA)
EMAIL: KEL@NATIONALSECURITYLAW.ORG
BRADLEY P. MOSS, ESQ., DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (admitted in DC, IL)
EMAIL: KEL@NATIONALSECURITYLAW.ORG
BRADLEY P. MOSS, ESQ., DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (admitted in DC, IL)
25 July 2025
Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Thurgood Marshall Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Thurgood Marshall Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Re: United States v. Maxwell, Case No. 20-Cr-330
Dear Judge Engelmayer:
On behalf of MSW Media, Inc. (“MSW Media”), I respectfully submit this letter motion to intervene in the above-captioned case for the purposes of partially supporting and partially opposing the Government’s motion to unseal the transcripts of grand jury testimony in this case, filed as Docket No. 785.
MSW Media (https://mswmedia.com/) operates numerous podcasts and blogs about federal government operations, including Mueller She Wrote, SpyTalk, Daily Beans, and Jack. It clearly qualifies as a representative of the news media.
MSW Media has standing to intervene in this case for the following reason. On 17 July 2025, after President Donald Trump publicly instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the Court’s permission to release “any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, we filed a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for transcripts of all grand jury testimony from this case and United States v. Epstein, No. 19-490 (S.D.N.Y.). We are concerned with the modifier “pertinent” in President Trump’s instruction, and that concern seemed vindicated when the Government advised this Court that it intended to “make appropriate redactions of victim-related information and other personal identifying information prior to releasing the transcripts.” (Dkt. #785 at 2 (emphasis added).)
To be clear, we have no interest in victim-related information, and this Motion does not pertain to that information. However, we do have concerns that the Government seems to be implicitly seeking this Court’s permission to withhold other personally identifiable information, such as information about Defendant’s partners in crime or clients. Accordingly, while we join the Government in requesting that these transcripts be released, we accordingly make this narrow independent request to the Court: Please do not weigh in on the appropriateness of withholding personally identifiable information unrelated to victims. We intend to litigate this FOIA request if necessary, and the question of whether such information may be properly withheld is a
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