In re Grand Jury 05-02 & 07-103: Filing 001

Case 9:25-mc-80920-RLR Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/23/2025 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. IN RE: Grand Jury 05-02 (WPB) 07-103 (WPB) --------- I -------------- FILED BY 1 ((1(/ D.C. , JUL 18 2025 ANGELA E. NOBLE CLERK U.S. DIST. CT. S.D. OF FLA. -W.P.B. UNITED STATES' PETITION TO UNSEAL GRAND JURY TRANSCRIPTS At the direction of the Attorney General, the Department of Justice hereby files this petition asking the Court to release grand jury transcripts associated with the grand jury investigations described above. On July 6, 2025, the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a memorandum describing an exhaustive review undertaken of investigative holdings relating to Jeffrey Epstein (the "Memorandum"). 1 The Memorandum detailed the steps taken by the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau oflnvestigation to determine whether evidence existed that could predicate an investigation into uncharged third parties. As the Memorandum concluded, no such evidence was uncovered during the review. Since July 6, 2025, there has been extensive public interest in the basis for the Memorandum's conclusions. While the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau oflnvestigation continue to adhere to the conclusions reached in the Memorandum, transparency to the American public is of the utmost importance to this Administration. Given the public interest in the investigative work conducted by the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation into Epstein, the Department of Justice petitions the Court to unseal the underlying grand jury 1 ht:t17s://www.justice.gov/opa/media/l40700l/dl?inline. 1 Case 9:25-mc-80920-RLR Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/23/2025 Page 2 of 6 transcripts in United States v. Epstein, subject to appropriate redactions of victim-related and other personal identifying information.2 The Department will work with the United S