TRUMP’S MOVE TO UNSEAL EPSTEIN TRANSCRIPTS SEEN AS STALL TACTIC

In a move widely viewed as an attempt to divert attention from his own potential involvement, President Trump has requested the unsealing of grand jury transcripts in the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender. However, experts warn that this request is unlikely to yield any significant new information, and may be nothing more than a stall tactic to take the heat off the President.

The Department of Justice’s request to unseal the transcripts, which relate to Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, has been met with skepticism by legal experts. They point out that the transcripts are likely to be heavily redacted and will only reveal a narrow slice of the evidence gathered by investigators.

“The President is trying to present himself as if he’s doing something here, and it really is nothing,” said one expert. “Southern District prosecutors only present just enough to a grand jury to get an indictment, but it’s not going to be everything the FBI and investigators have figured out about Maxwell and Epstein.”

The public has been clamoring for the release of the entire FBI file on Epstein, which is believed to contain thousands of pages of information and hundreds of hours of video footage. However, this request is unlikely to be granted, as it may implicate Trump and other high-profile individuals who have been linked to Epstein.

In fact, experts predict that the judges who presided over the Epstein and Maxwell cases will reject the government’s request to unseal the transcripts. “In Manhattan, federal prosecutors are trying to get a particular result, so they present the case very narrowly and inform the grand jury what they want them to do,” said Krissoff, a legal expert. “That’s what we’re going to see – a carefully curated selection of evidence that doesn’t reveal the full extent of Epstein’s crimes or his connections to powerful people.”

The move to unseal the transcripts has been seen as a transparent attempt by Trump to distance himself from the Epstein Files. However, it is unlikely to satisfy the public’s appetite for answers, and may ultimately backfire as a PR stunt.

As one expert noted, “People want the entire file, from however long. That’s just not what this is. They basically spoon-feed the indictment to the grand jury. That’s what we’re going to see.” The American public will have to wait and see if the transcripts are ultimately unsealed, but for now, it seems that Trump’s move is nothing more than a clever distraction from the real issues at hand.