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

A U.S. judge denied on Wednesday the Justice Department's bid to unseal records from the grand jury that indicted the late financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges. Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Richard Berman's decision came as President Donald Trump tries to quell discontent from his conservative base of supporters over his administration's handling of the case.

A judge in New York has denied the Justice Department’s request to unseal transcripts from the grand jury that indicted Jeffrey Epstein.