BACKGROUND: Eptstein file - all the stuff - vs Maxwell Grand Jury transcripts, and Epstein Grand jury transcripts, nothing else. First, Trump likely was not mentioned before the grand juries deciding whether Maxwell's actions were criminal. (Ditto, Epstein.) Maxwell was the focus there, nobody else, so what's expected? That tailored release stuff is a dance ticket nobody will buy. Moreover, there's something at risk, if the Maxwell appeal to the Supreme Court, a cert petition, is granted and there is a remand for a new trial - and, lo, all these transcripts are published and a new trial would be prejudiced that way and figure the rest out - so what's the second reason to say limit it to those transcripts where trump being mentioned is nil? Wha's 'appening? Who's in favor of that, aside from Trump and Bondi's folks at DOJ?
Why Is Todd Blanche Risking the Conviction of a Sex Trafficker Rather Than Use Fruits of Already-Completed Review?
- with reader commentary. At the end an invitation to post a comment to add to the thread. Which still seems to be an open thread.
One comment links to:
https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3luhy4ed6ws2x
That social media item discusses the judge who'll be assigned Trump's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch et al. AND that item has its own thread, including:
PBS has two related items to the birthday letter and the Maxwell transcripts.
Keeping EmptyWheel as primary source (there's stuff all over the internet) see: EW posts, here and here.
It seems as if the mainly MAGA discontent over Trump/Bondi trying to quash full release of the Epstein files, chips falling where they may, IS A DISCONTENT GROWING LEGS.
May the full truth surface, and the analysis be fair.
UPDATE: Link checking was needed, links should be fixed now.