A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts.

A federal judge denied the Trump administration’s request to release grand jury testimony from Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal case, saying the US Justice Department is the “logical party” to disclose information about the disgraced financier.

A federal judge said he would not unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein – rejecting the Justice Department’s request to make them public.