Clinton judge blocks Trump from releasing Epstein files | 20 Aug 2025 | Donald Trump was handed another blow on Wednesday when a federal judge denied his administration's attempts to release grand jury testimony from the Jeffrey Epstein case. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman deemed Trump's Justice Department did not provide adequate reasoning to unseal the highly-protected materials. He also said that the grand jury motion was likely a "diversion" coming from the Trump administration. "[T]he court denies the government's motion to unseal the Epstein grand jury transcripts and exhibits," the Clinton-appointed judge wrote in his Wednesday decision. It comes after Attorney General Pam Bondi requested the documents be unsealed in an attempt to satisfy Americans who were enraged over the lackluster review of the Epstein files.