‘Diversion’: Trump Administration Nuked By Federal Judge in Ruling Denying Epstein Records Release

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A federal judge has denied the Trump administration’s requests to unseal grand jury records related to the Jeffrey Epstein case — with the judge slamming the White House’s push for the records as a “diversion.”

In a blistering ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman struck down the requests to unseal grand jury transcripts and related exhibits — finding that eight of the nine factors that comprise the legal standard for the release of grand jury documents were not met, and favor continued sealing of the records.

“A significant and compelling reason to reject the Government’s position in this litigation is that the Government has already undertaken a comprehensive investigation into the Epstein case and, not surprisingly, has assembled a ‘trove’ of Epstein documents, interviews and exhibits,” Berman wrote. “And, the Government committed that it would share its Epstein investigation materials with the public.”

Brennan even cited a Feb. 27 DOJ press release in which Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed that “The Department remains committed to transparency and intends to release the remaining documents.”

The judge went on to note that the materials the government was petitioning to be made public totaled roughly 70 pages — compared to the more than 100,000 pages of Epstein documents already in the government’s possession.

“The Government is the logical party to make comprehensive disclosure to the public of the Epstein Files,” Brennan wrote. “By comparison, the instant grand jury motion appears to be a ‘diversion’ from the breadth and scope of the Epstein files already in the Government’s possession.”