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A Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts in the prosecution of chronic sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend is unlikely to produce much, if anything, to satisfy the public's appetite for new revelations about the financier's crimes, former federal prosecutors say. Advertisement Lawyer Sarah Krissoff, an assistant US attorney in Manhattan from from 2008 to 2021, called the request in the prosecutions of Epstein and imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell 'a distraction'. 'The president [Donald Trump] is trying to present himself as if he's doing something here and it really is nothing,' Krissoff told Associated Press in a weekend interview. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made the request on Friday, asking judges to unseal transcripts from grand jury proceedings that resulted in indictments against Epstein and Maxwell, saying 'transparency to the American public is of the utmost importance to this Administration'. The request came as the administration sought to contain the firestorm that followed its announcement that it would not be releasing additional files from the Epstein investigation, despite previously promising that it would. Advertisement Epstein killed himself at age 66 in his prison cell in August 2019, a month after his arrest on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell, 63, is serving a 20-year prison sentence imposed after her December 2021 sex trafficking conviction for luring girls to be sexually abused by Epstein.
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2 killed in New York City's Chinatown after out-of-control stolen car slams into pavement
Two people were killed when a stolen out-of-control rental car vaulted onto a bustling Chinatown pedestrian island in New York City on Saturday morning, police said. One of the victims' legs was severed during the blistering 7.30am crash at the corner of Bowery and Canal Street at the mouth of the Manhattan Bridge, police said. One victim, a 63-year-old woman, was sitting on a metal bench before the car careered into her, witnesses said. The metal bench was ripped from the ground as the Chevrolet Malibu slammed into it. The driver and passenger of the blue Malibu – two women in their early 20s – were taken into custody after they tried to leave the area on foot after the crash, police said. A witness pointed them out to arriving police officers as they made their escape. Officers caught them about a block away from the scene, officials said. The two women were taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries as they were being questioned. Witnesses told police that the Malibu had exited the Manhattan Bridge at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and careered onto a triangle-shaped pedestrian island at the corner, where it struck a 63-year-old woman sitting on the bench and a man in his 30s riding a bicycle.
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Driver shot after ramming car into crowd outside LA club, injuring 30
A car slammed into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub early Saturday on morning, injuring at least 30 people, before the driver was assaulted by onlookers and shot, the city's police and fire departments said. At least seven people were in critical condition and six others were seriously injured, the fire department said in an online statement. The driver was later found to have been shot, according to Los Angeles police, who were searching for a suspected gunman who fled the scene. The driver was taken to a hospital, and his condition was unknown. Twenty-three victims were transported to local hospitals and trauma centres, according to police. Fire Captain Adam Van Gerpen said that a line of people, mostly women, was waiting to get into a nightclub when a Nissan Versa crashed into them, as well as a taco truck and a valet stand. A vehicle sits on the pavement after ramming into a crowd of people in Los Angeles early on Saturday. Photo: AP 'They were all standing in line going into a nightclub. There was a taco cart out there, so they were … getting some food, waiting to go in. And there's also a valet line there,' said Van Gerpen, a public information officer.
