Morning Update: Judge Berman Denies The DOJ's Request To Unseal Maxwell Grand Jury Documents (8/21/25)

The third judge has now denied the Trump administration’s request to release Epstein’s grand jury documents, and while it’s being spun as a setback, the truth is the administration knew this was coming all along. Grand jury materials are sealed by design, and no court was going to break decades of precedent. The request was never about actually getting those documents—it was about making a move that was guaranteed to fail, so the administration could later point to the denial as proof that the system had tied their hands. In other words, the loss was baked into the strategy from the start.Now the denial has become the centerpiece of a carefully scripted narrative. The administration and its allies are out in force, claiming they sought transparency only to be blocked by the courts, painting themselves as victims of a cover-up. But the truth is, if they truly wanted the Epstein files exposed, there were other levers of power they could have pulled. Instead, they opted for a performative stunt designed to fail, knowing the denial would hand them a scapegoat. It’s political theater masquerading as justice, and while the spin benefits them, the victims remain forgotten and the truth stays buried.to contact me:[email protected]:Judge declines to unseal grand jury material in Jeffrey Epstein case - CBS NewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.