Ghislaine Maxwell opposes release of Epstein grand jury transcripts
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In a court filing, Maxwell's lawyers said the release of the materials would jeopardise a potential re-trial if she succeeds in persuading the US Supreme Court to overturn her conviction.
'The reputational harm from releasing incomplete, potentially misleading grand jury testimony, untested by cross-examination, would be severe and irrevocable,' her lawyers wrote.
US President Donald Trump last month instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of the Epstein and Maxwell grand jury material, as he sought to quell discontent from his base of conservative supporters and congressional Democrats over his administration's handling of documents from the cases.
Trump, a Republican, had promised to make public Epstein-related files if reelected and accused Democrats of covering up the truth. But in July, the US Justice Department said a previously touted Epstein client list did not exist, angering Trump's supporters.
A banner depicting Jeffrey Epstein with US President Donald Trump hangs in Los Angeles, California, during a protest on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Grand juries meet in secret to guard against interference in criminal investigations, and records of their proceedings cannot be disclosed without a judge's permission.
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