DOJ Ordered To Publish Epstein Files Because Secrecy Was Too Mainstream
KEY POINTS
- •A federal judge in New York approved unsealing of grand jury documents in the Ghislaine Maxwell case involving Jeffrey Epstein.
- •The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed last month by Donald Trump, mandates the Department of Justice release all related records.
- •The DOJ must provide these documents in a searchable digital format by December 19, aiming for full public accessibility.
In a dazzling display of governmental commitment to transparency—which really means turning over embarrassing secrets on a silver platter—New York's federal judge enthusiastically granted the Justice Department's request to unseal every sticky document in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking saga, shadowing the late Jeffrey Epstein’s infamously shadowy social calendar. Sparked by the Epstein Files Transparency Act signed last month by none other than Donald Trump—because if anyone loves secrets spilled in legal torrents it’s a guy whose favorite pastime is tweet storms—the DOJ is scrambling to release this digital bonanza in a model searchable format by December 19. Nothing says holiday spirit like a searchable database of someone's darkest rendezvous and alleged conspiracies!
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Source: Theguardian | Published: 12/9/2025 | Author: Shrai Popat (now); Lucy Campbell and Emily Mackay (earlier)