Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys told a federal judge Maxwell is opposed to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) push to make grand jury transcripts from her case public.
Maxwell’s attorneys responded in opposition to the DOJ’s effort to unseal the court papers, according to documents submitted Tuesday in the Southern District of New York.
“Whatever interest the public may have in Epstein, that interest cannot justify a broad intrusion into grand jury secrecy in a case where the defendant is alive, her legal options are viable, and her due process rights remain,” Maxwell’s attorneys, David Oscar Markus and Melissa Madrigal, wrote in the filing. (RELATED: Epstein Victims Issue Statement Condemning Trump After Maxwell Moved To Cushy New Prison)
They also claimed Maxwell has not been permitted to review the transcripts, despite the government not objecting to her recent request for access.
🚨 JUST IN: Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell OPPOSES the release of grand jury testimony in her trial, per court filing
Bondi filed to UNSEAL the testimony several weeks ago as public calls for transparency intensified
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Her attorneys wrote that Maxwell is against unsealing the records mainly because she is appealing her 2021 conviction for sex trafficking, which pertained to her role in assisting Jeffrey Epstein abuse minors.
In a court filing Monday night, the DOJ stated that a large portion of the grand jury testimony has already been disclosed, partly through Maxwell’s trial. (RELATED: Comer Expands Epstein Probe, Subpoenas Clintons And Trump Admin’s DOJ)
“Given that she is actively litigating her case and does not know what is in the grand jury record, she has no choice but to respectfully oppose the government’s motion to unseal it,” Maxwell’s attorneys wrote in the Tuesday filing.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche interviewed Maxwell (who is serving a 20-year prison sentence) over two days in July and questioned her about nearly 100 individuals allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
In a letter to the House Oversight Committee, Oscar Markus detailed the conditions for Maxwell’s appearance under subpoena, ending with a direct plea for President Donald Trump to grant her clemency.
Trump administration considers public release of transcript from Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s DOJ interview last month, sources say. https://t.co/K9ILuaWaNJ
— CNN (@CNN) August 5, 2025
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer indefinitely postponed Maxwell’s scheduled deposition Friday, following a request from her attorney. (RELATED: Alex Acosta’s Name Is Missing From Epstein Testimony List)
Maxwell was relocated from a federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida, to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas the same day.
Three senior administration officials told CNN the DOJ is weighing releasing the transcripts of her interview with Blanche, the outlet reported Tuesday.
