The federal judge on South Florida on Wednesday (July 23) rejected the request of the US Ministry of Justice to end the transcripts of a large jury from the federal investigation by Jeffrey Epstein, a late financier and convicted sexual delinquents.
The decision is the ongoing attempts of the Ministry of Justice Trump-Erera to the issue of sealed records related to trading in Epstein.
Request rejected over a lack of legal justification
US district judge Robin Rosenberg ruled that the Ministry’s arguments had not met strict legal requirements for suppressing the secrecy of a large jury. In her view, Rosenberg said that although the Ministry of Justice demanded public interest and the expiry of the reasonable publication, these reasons do not fall into close exceptions permitted by law.
“My hands are tied,” Rosenberg wrote, quoting the binding of the Precedens at the Court of Appeal for the Eleventh District Court, which limits the release of materials with a large jury, unless very specific criteria are met.
The transcripts concerned concern large juries that convened at West Palm Beach in 2005 and 2007, which eventually resulted in a controversial agreement on action. Under this Agreement, Epstein avoided the federal accusation by confessing to smaller state accusations related to the harassment of minor girls and serving only 13 months in prison.
The theory of political pressure and plotting
The pressure of the Ministry of Justice, in order to record records, followed by increasing pressure from President Donald Trump’s political base. Many of his supporters believe that Epstein’s significant connection with elites suggest a wider plot that protects the powerful individuals from prosecution.
In early July, it concluded that there was no foundation for continuing in Epstein’s probe, which further induces the accusation of coverage. In its proposal, the ministry recognized public frustration and quoted the need to “restore public trust” by publishing further information about the case.
Efforts are still in progress
While the Florida case is now closed, similar designs are still reviewed in the southern district of New York. These applications seek to list records of a large jury associated with the federal indictment in 2019 by Epstein and his former collaborator Ghislain Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 to assist in recruitment and abuse of minors. He currently performs a 20 -year imprisonment.
Judge Rosenberg also rejected the application for the transfer of the Florida case to New York and stated that the rules of jurisdiction do not allow such a step.
Epstein’s prosecution
Epstein’s case was one of the most controversial in recent American legal history. His 2008 lawsuit agreement brought extensive criticism for its forgiving and lack of transparency. The rich financier was again arrested for federal trading fees in July 2019, but a month later he was found dead in his prison cell in Manhattan. His death was considered suicide, although this continues to support widespread conspiracy theories.
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