The Justice Department has asked a federal judge in Florida to reconsider unsealing grand jury materials related to an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein as the agency faces a congressionally-mandated deadline to release all documents related to the accused sex trafficker next month.

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A judge in the Southern District of Florida previously denied a request by the DOJ to make public transcripts from the case, which federal prosecutors asked for due to “extensive public interest” but not as part of a judicial proceeding.

In a filing Friday, the Justice Department cited the passage of the law mandating the release of all of its Epstein files within 30 days, arguing, “Public production of the grand j

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