🧵Late last night, DOJ filed responses in both the Epstein and Maxwell cases, addressing each judge’s questions regarding the unsealing of grand jury materials.
DOJ also submitted the following ex parte and under seal:
-An index of the grand jury materials
-A complete set of unredacted grand jury transcripts
-A complete set of redacted grand jury transcripts
-A description of other grand jury materials (exhibits, etc.)
DOJ's effort to unseal the Epstein grand jury material in SDFL was recently denied due to the 11th Circuit's binding opinion in Pitch v. United States, which restricted the judge in that case from unsealing them.
DOJ knew this going in and conceded it in their filing. They made the filing, knowing it would be denied, for purposes of appeal later.
In the 2nd Circuit, where SDNY is, that court has held that “there are certain ‘special circumstances’ in which release of grand jury records is appropriate..."
The factors for trial-level courts to consider are:
1. Who's asking? 2. Is the defendant or gov't opposed? 3. Why is disclosure being sought? 4. What info is being sought? 5. How long ago was the grand jury? 6. What's the current status of those involved in the grand jury? 7. How much of the info sought has already been made public? 8. Are witnesses to the grand jury who might be impacted by its release still alive? 9. Is there a particular need for maintaining secrecy of the material in the case?
1. Who's asking?
DOJ.
And the fact that it is the DOJ asking “serve[s] as a preliminary indication that the need for secrecy is not especially strong,”
2. Is the defendant or gov't opposed?
Epstein is dead, so he has nothing to say on this.
Maxwell has yet to file her position on the matter.
3. Why is disclosure being sought?
a) "clearly expressed interest from the public in Jeffrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes."
b) "abundant public interest in the investigative work conducted by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation into those crimes."
c) "Attention given to the Epstein and Maxwell cases has recently intensified in the wake of the July 6, 2025 Memo"
4. What info is being sought?
"the Government seeks the public disclosure of the grand jury transcripts in the Epstein and Maxwell cases"
They've indicated elsewhere in this filing and in others that they are seeking disclosures of exhibits and other materials, so I'm not sure why they do not say that here. Maybe it is implied?
5. How long ago was the grand jury?
Epstein was June/July 2019
Maxwell was June/July 2020 and March 2021
6. What's the current status of those targeted by the grand jury?
Epstein is dead.
Maxwell is incarcerated.
7. How much of the info sought has already been made public?
The transcripts have not been made public, though "certain aspects and subject matters of the transcripts became public during Maxwell’s trial."
"Many" of the victims/witnesses who testified to the grand jury later testified at trial and "some have also made public those factual accounts in the course of civil litigation."
8. Are witnesses to the grand jury who might be impacted by its release still alive?
The same FBI agent testified in both cases, and an NYPD detective testified in Maxwell.
Both are still alive and still working.
A list has been filed under seal of which victims are still alive.
9. Is there a particular need for maintaining secrecy of the material in the case?
"the grand jury transcripts contain victim-related and other personal identifying information related to third parties who neither have been charged or alleged to be involved in the crimes with which Epstein and Maxwell were charged"
That info will be redacted.
Additionally,
-DOJ reviewed the Epstein and Maxwell grand jury transcripts prior to filing (likely as part of their review before the July 6 Memo)
-Notice has been provided to all but one of the victims referenced in the grand jury materials
-Notice to other individuals identified in the transcripts is ongoing
Ha, remember that story that went around about AG Bondi telling Trump that he is in the Epstein files? Well, one, he already knew that, and two, she had notice him as part of this process!
I have a hunch that there's documentation that he HELPED CATCH Epstein back in the 2000's , maybe even an unserved subpoena for Trump to testify AGAINST Epstein!
Filing is signed by @AGPamBondi @DAGToddBlanche and @SDNYnews 's Jay Clayton.
@AGPamBondi @DAGToddBlanche @SDNYnews Also, completely separate from DOJ's efforts to unseal grand jury materials in Epstein and Maxwell is the recent 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Giuffre v. Maxwell.
@AGPamBondi @DAGToddBlanche @SDNYnews Picking that one apart will require far more time and posts in this thread than I can provide right now, but suffice to say that some materials from that case, which are currently sealed, MAY be unsealed in the future.
"President Donald Trump has tapped a career government attorney who worked behind the scenes for years to root out misconduct in federal law enforcement to serve as the Justice Department’s next internal watchdog.
The White House on Friday named Don R. Berthiaume to serve as the department’s acting inspector general, a high-profile position that oversees internal investigations into fraud, waste and abuse in the department and its component agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons."
Berthiaume spent 10yrs at DOJ IG and worked some notable cases.
Horowitz will move to the Federal Reserve Board’s Office of Inspector General.
Unless both parties and the court have a time machine available, I think they will have to file motions asking for a new order, one that sets it for the next available January 5th.
"Federal prosecutors are expected to seek an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey in the coming days, after the top prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia — who opposed bringing charges — recently resigned under pressure from President Donald Trump, three sources familiar with the matter told MSNBC.
Prosecutors are rushing against the clock, before the statute of limitations involving one charge believed to be central to the case expires within the week."
"Earlier this week, prosecutors presented Lindsey Halligan -- Trump’s former personal attorney whom he appointed to lead the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia -- with a detailed memo recommending that she decline to bring perjury and obstruction charges against Comey, the sources familiar with the memo said.
A monthslong investigation into Comey by DOJ prosecutors failed to establish probable cause of a crime -- meaning that not only would they be unable to secure a conviction of Comey by proving the claims beyond a reasonable doubt, but that they couldn’t reach a significantly lower standard to secure an indictment, the sources said."
"Career prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia investigated Mr. Comey and informed Mr. Trump’s political appointees at the Justice Department that there was insufficient evidence to obtain a conviction, according to several people briefed on those discussions."
I just finished reviewing updates from today. Good stuff.
Leaving a palm print is great and maybe they got DNA (huge!).
Hitting the grass hard left an identifiable shoe print (Converse), nice!
And we learned earlier they know both the route the shooter took through the neighborhood and back. THAT can lead to finding the transportation the shooter used. From there they can track via traffic cams, plate readers, and of course cameras on homes and businesses.
And they have the weapon used. DNA can be lifted from that plus finger prints, palm prints, arm prints, track purchases of the gun, scope, ammo, etc.
This is not a pro shooter or “hit” as some knuckleheads and disinfo clowns are spreading. This guy left the same way he came in, left foot prints, hand prints, the weapon, his DNA, his face on multiple cameras, etc.
Pros do not leave these behind.
Ignore the disinformation, the dumbasses, and black pillers.
Focus on the positives and on being the light and good in the world.
Pray for the Kirks, Law Enforcement, and our Nation.
BTW: I don't fault anyone for initially wondering if a professional was behind the rifle; that's fair enough. Just like people wondered if it was a trans activist. There was no evidence either way initially.
But the clues that it wasn't a pro have been present since the moment it happened.
You could tell by the sound, number one.
A pro would have used a suppressor.
Second, a pro would NOT have been that close, and the sound bouncing around the buildings gave away that the shooter was very close.
There are many accounts, usual suspects I'd say, who immediately jumped to narratives of it being a professional, it being a false flag, etc etc.
This is all so they can get clicks and views and build a bridge from the event to a conspiracy that blames the Jews or blames the CIA or whatever bogeyman they happen to prefer. The same thing happens every time (Baltimore Bridge, Butler PA, Rudy car accident, etc).
THOSE are the disinfo clowns and knuckleheads I am referring to.
Also, if you want to penalize people burning flags, any flag, just enforce laws and ordinances already on the books against burning anything on public property without a permit.