The Department of Justice disclosed in a court filing on Tuesday that only two witnesses testified before the grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on sex-trafficking charges.

The late-night filing was submitted as part of the DOJ’s request for a federal judge to unseal the grand jury transcripts, citing heightened public interest following the agency’s declaration that no so-called “Epstein client list” exists.

According to the DOJ’s filing, the grand jury investigating Epstein met in June and July of 2019.

The only individual to testify was an FBI agent.

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In Maxwell’s case, the grand jury convened during three different periods — June and July of 2020, and again in March 2021.

Testimony was heard from the same FBI agent and an NYPD detective assigned to the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.

While the Department is seeking to release the transcripts, officials emphasized that the material only represents a small segment of the extensive investigative files related to Epstein.

Federal authorities have stated that more than 300 gigabytes of Epstein-related evidence remain in their possession.

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The DOJ filing stated that the victims' accounts were relayed to the grand jury through the two law enforcement witnesses.

Some of those victims later testified during Maxwell’s 2021 trial, which resulted in her conviction, while others have described their experiences in civil lawsuits.

The DOJ also noted that it has taken steps to ensure the protection of victims and third parties named in the transcripts.

According to the court documents, all but one of the victims referenced in the grand jury proceedings have been notified of the potential release.

The Department is proposing that the transcripts be redacted to shield identifying information before they are made public.

“Grand jury proceedings are generally kept confidential,” the DOJ stated, but added that “the public interest and the magnitude and abhorrence of Epstein’s crimes” merit an exception in this case.

Earlier in July, the Department announced that it had concluded a full review of the Epstein case files. In a letter accompanying that announcement, officials stated there was no so-called “Epstein client list” and no basis to release the full trove of documents.

This response, however, sparked renewed public demand for transparency and greater scrutiny of the investigation.

The DOJ’s statement confirmed the review included the entirety of the 300+ gigabytes of digital evidence obtained from Epstein’s residences in Manhattan, Palm Beach, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

However, the Department declined to release additional details, including any records related to videos reportedly involving sexual abuse of minors.

In February, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News that the Epstein case files contained significant information and claimed during the interview, “They’re sitting on my desk right now.” Bondi had previously indicated a willingness to release portions of the files, though no such release has yet occurred.

Separately, DOJ officials reportedly informed President Donald Trump in May that his name appears among those referenced in the Epstein files, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

It remains unclear in what context his name was included. Trump, who was associated with Epstein during the 1990s and early 2000s, stated on Tuesday that he cut ties with Epstein after discovering inappropriate behavior at Mar-a-Lago.

“He stole people that worked for me,” Trump told reporters, referring to Epstein’s alleged targeting of young women at his private Florida club.

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Last week, U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg in West Palm Beach denied a similar DOJ motion to release grand jury transcripts related to Epstein’s 2008 plea deal in Florida.

That plea agreement — which followed charges of soliciting prostitution from minors — resulted in an 18-month sentence, of which Epstein served only 13 months, much of it on work release.

Epstein was later charged again in Manhattan in 2019 with child sex-trafficking.

He allegedly died by suicide while in federal custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan one month after his arrest.

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