Nation Aug 11 Judge won’t unseal transcripts of grand jury that indicted Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell The judge says releasing the transcripts would risk unraveling the foundations of secrecy upon which the grand jury is premised.
Nation Jul 30 Grand juries that indicted Epstein and Maxwell did not hear directly from victims, Justice Department tells judge The filing says the Epstein grand jury heard only from an FBI agent when it met in 2019, while the Maxwell grand jury heard from the same FBI agent and a New York Police Department detective in 2020 and 2021.
Nation Jul 20 Former prosecutors say request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint 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…
Politics Jul 19 Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over story reporting on Epstein ties President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch Friday, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Politics Jul 18 Justice Department asks federal court to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts The Justice Department asked a federal court on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s case at the direction of President Donald Trump amid a firestorm over the administration's handling of records related to the wealthy financier.
Nation Jul 02 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after being acquitted of most serious sex trafficking and racketeering charges Combs was convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses and denied bail as he awaits sentencing.
Nation Jul 01 ‘Diddy’ trial jurors ask to review Cassie’s testimony during deliberations The jury deliberating at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial has asked to review critical testimony from one of the prosecution’s most important witnesses.
Nation Jun 30 Jury begins deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial, quickly hits snag The panel of eight men and four women began their closed-door discussions Monday and barely an hour later the foreperson alerted the judge that a juror was having trouble following the judge's instructions.
Nation Jun 27 Sean Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing argument Attorney Marc Agnifilo said prosecutors had “badly exaggerated” evidence of the swinger lifestyle and threesomes to combine it with recreational drug use and call it a racketeering conspiracy.
Nation Jun 26 As sex trafficking trial nears end, prosecutor tells jury ‘it’s time’ to convict Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sean “Diddy” Combs “committed crime after crime” but thought his “fame, wealth and power” put him above the law, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday as the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial shifted to closing arguments.