Judge Grants Justice Department Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Records

A Florida judge noted that a recently passed federal law supersedes rules around grand jury materials.

Jeffrey Epstein (C) appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 30, 2008. Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via AP

A federal judge on Friday granted a Department of Justice (DOJ) request to unseal grand jury records a Florida case involving sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.

U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith wrote in a brief order that a recent federal law ordering the release of records related to Epstein and Maxwell cases supersedes federal rules prohibiting the release of grand jury materials.