Judge rejects the application for Epstein documents-Trump's pressure is growing!
Judge rejects the application for Epstein documents-Trump's pressure is growing!
A new chapter in the sensational Epstein case has heated the minds. The US government had recently made an application for the release of legal documents in connection with the late financial investor Jeffrey Epstein and his complicity Ghislaine Maxwell. However, the attempt to publish the Grand Jury Protocols, who decided on the indictment, has now been rejected by a federal judge in Florida. According to the Free press is the reason for the strict confidentiality that is typical for such procedures.
The application for approval was justified last week with the reference to a public interest - a concern that makes particularly large waves, since Donald Trump is under pressure, disclosed extensive information about the case. Critics, also from Trump's own political camp, urge transparency. After all, it was one of his election promises to extend this case extensively. Epstein, found dead in his prison cell in 2019, not only leaves questions about his death, which was officially declared a suicide, but also numerous speculation about his connections to the High Society.
Trump's complications and the pressure
Trump himself had spent time with Epstein, which was proven by various party videos. But in public perception it is anything but not. In 2002 Trump described Epstein as a "great man". After Epstein's death, however, he distanced himself from him and explained that he knew nothing about the criminal machinations. This turning point was certainly not unproblematic, especially in view of his upcoming election in 2024. Despite previous hints, he is now under pressure to express himself more clearly. For example, tagesschau.de that the pressure is growing on the part of its conservative followers and critics.
The debate about the release of the documents and possible political implications also attracts the attention of the media and the judiciary. An application from the US Ministry of Justice to publish the protocols has further agitated the water. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made the application with the aim of creating more transparency. However, former federal prosecutors such as Sarah Krissoff are skeptical that the publication could gain new knowledge. The feared confidentiality could make a line here, as DetailsOrt Mittelsachsen, Deutschland Quellen
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