The Trump administration asked a Manhattan federal judge Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts in the cases against late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. The nearly identical motions stated that “intense public scrutiny” justified transparency in the sex trafficking cases — a swift reversal from a July 6 Justice Department memo that said no further disclosures were warranted.

Ghislaine Maxwell's family claims unfair trial as she appeals her sex trafficking conviction, arguing a prior Epstein plea deal should have protected her from prosecution