US Justice Department says Ghislaine Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts contain no new information

ISTANBUL

The US Justice Department (DOJ) filed a court document Tuesday that said grand jury transcripts in the Ghislaine Maxwell case contain nothing new beyond what was already publicly known.

The agency turned over annotated transcripts identifying which information had not been publicly disclosed.

"Much of the information provided during the course of the grand jury testimony ... was made publicly available at trial or has otherwise been publicly reported through the public statements of victims and witnesses," it said.

The filing explained that trial testimony was consistent with grand jury accounts, noting: "Many of the victims and witnesses testified at trial consistent with the accounts offered in the grand jury by investigating law enforcement witnesses."

It was in response to a judge's order asking to identify specific information in the transcripts not already part of the public record.

President Donald Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release relevant grand jury testimony in the case.

Maxwell, 63, is serving 20 years for conspiring to sexually abuse minors. Her associate, Jeffrey Epstein, mingled with wealthy and powerful figures for decades before pleading guilty in 2008 to felony solicitation and procuring a minor for prostitution.