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This document is page 16 of a court order (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) rejecting the Government's claim that unsealing Ghislaine Maxwell's grand jury materials would reveal significant new information. The Court asserts that the grand juries were not used for investigative purposes and heard no testimony from victims, eyewitnesses, or suspects, meeting only for the routine purpose of returning an indictment. The document indicates the filing date as August 11, 2025.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject of investigation |
Mentioned regarding crimes and investigation into those crimes.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Mentioned regarding her grand jury materials, crimes, and month-long jury trial.
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| The Court | Judicial Authority |
Issued orders to the Government, reviewed materials in camera, and is issuing this opinion.
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| The Government | Prosecution |
Filed motion to unseal, submitted transcripts, and had their claims refuted by the Court.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Government |
Refers to the Department of Justice / Prosecution team.
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| Grand Jury |
Legal body that returned the indictment against Maxwell.
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Reference to 'Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes'
Court ordering Government to submit materials; Court rejecting Government's premise.
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"Its entire premise—that the Maxwell grand jury materials would bring to light meaningful new information about Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes... is demonstrably false."Source
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"First, the grand juries in this case were not used for investigative purposes."Source
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"They did not hear testimony from any firsthand witness to any event at issue."Source
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"They did not hear testimony from any victim, eyewitness, suspect, or even a records custodian."Source
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"The grand juries met instead for the quotidian purpose of returning an indictment."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 809 Filed 08/11/25 Page 16 of 31
The Government’s invocation of special circumstances, however, fails at the threshold.
Its entire premise—that the Maxwell grand jury materials would bring to light meaningful new
information about Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes, or the Government’s investigation into
them—is demonstrably false.
Its entire premise—that the Maxwell grand jury materials would bring to light meaningful new
information about Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes, or the Government’s investigation into
them—is demonstrably false.
The Court, after receiving the Government’s motion to unseal, ordered it to provide
materials to substantiate its claim that the Maxwell grand jury materials contained undisclosed
information of significant historical or public interest. Specifically, the Court ordered the
Government to submit the grand jury transcripts and exhibits for in camera review, with the
portions the Government proposed to redact highlighted. And it ordered the Government to file
a submission identifying the portions of the transcripts and exhibits, if any, that are not today
matters of public record, including based on Maxwell’s month-long jury trial on the charges
returned by the grand jury.
materials to substantiate its claim that the Maxwell grand jury materials contained undisclosed
information of significant historical or public interest. Specifically, the Court ordered the
Government to submit the grand jury transcripts and exhibits for in camera review, with the
portions the Government proposed to redact highlighted. And it ordered the Government to file
a submission identifying the portions of the transcripts and exhibits, if any, that are not today
matters of public record, including based on Maxwell’s month-long jury trial on the charges
returned by the grand jury.
The Government’s submissions in response to the Court’s orders were telling. They
belied the Government’s claim, in its motion to unseal, that the Maxwell grand jury materials
contain significant, undisclosed information about Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes, or the
investigation into them. Two features of these materials, which were not disclosed in the
Government’s motion, are noteworthy. The Court reports these here, at a level of generality that
does not disclose the substance of grand jury proceedings.
belied the Government’s claim, in its motion to unseal, that the Maxwell grand jury materials
contain significant, undisclosed information about Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes, or the
investigation into them. Two features of these materials, which were not disclosed in the
Government’s motion, are noteworthy. The Court reports these here, at a level of generality that
does not disclose the substance of grand jury proceedings.
First, the grand juries in this case were not used for investigative purposes. They did not
hear testimony from any firsthand witness to any event at issue. They did not hear testimony
from any victim, eyewitness, suspect, or even a records custodian. The grand juries met instead
for the quotidian purpose of returning an indictment.
hear testimony from any firsthand witness to any event at issue. They did not hear testimony
from any victim, eyewitness, suspect, or even a records custodian. The grand juries met instead
for the quotidian purpose of returning an indictment.
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