
erica orden
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Legal reporter at Politico, covering SDNY, etc. Priors: @CNN, @WSJ. I'm good at weaseling my way to the front of a gaggle. DMs are open.
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Judge Engelmayer has denied DOJ’s motion to unseal the grand jury transcripts and exhibits in the Ghislaine Maxwell case
courtlistener.com
OPINION & ORDER as to Ghislaine Maxwell. For the reasons stated herein, the Government's motion to unseal grand jury materials in Maxwell's case is denied. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on...
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RT @rtraister: Andrew Cuomo spent more than $20 million of taxpayers' money to subpoena the phone (& gynecological records!) of the women w….
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Annie Farmer, who testified at Maxwell’s trial, just said on CNN that she sent a letter to @DAGToddBlanche about her concerns. She never received a response. Farmer said she reached out to Blanche after the Maxwell prosecutors told her they had no idea what was happening.
Epstein and Maxwell victims have balked at the DOJ’s approach, saying it “smacks of a cover up,” calling aspects of it “cowardly,” and arguing that it demonstrates the Trump administration considers the victims “at best, an afterthought.”
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Victims warn that the Trump admin, in its treatment of Maxwell, is on the precipice of undoing the only measure of justice the victims received from a sex trafficking ring that, by the government’s own account, harmed more than 1,000 girls & young women.
politico.com
Several victims have sent letters to the judges who will decide whether to grant DOJ’s request to unseal the grand jury materials in their cases.
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Epstein and Maxwell victims have balked at the DOJ’s approach, saying it “smacks of a cover up,” calling aspects of it “cowardly,” and arguing that it demonstrates the Trump administration considers the victims “at best, an afterthought.”
politico.com
Several victims have sent letters to the judges who will decide whether to grant DOJ’s request to unseal the grand jury materials in their cases.
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Mr. Cuomo’s bachelor party took place at a Manhattan bar, and Mr. Trump recorded a video testimonial. “Whatever you do, Andrew,” Mr. Trump told the groom-to-be, “don’t ever, ever fool around.”.
nytimes.com
President Trump has urged Andrew Cuomo to stay in the New York City mayor’s race. Here are seven moments when their paths crossed over the years.
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“And in a previously undisclosed call in recent weeks, Mr. Trump spoke about the race directly with Mr. Cuomo, an old associate and foil, according to three people briefed on the call, who were not authorized to discuss it.”.
nytimes.com
The possibility that the president will seek to intercede could inject an element of unpredictability into an already fractious contest.
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“Mr. Cuomo…expressed concern over ‘propaganda and misinformation that has been spread’ over who was responsible for the lack of humanitarian aid” to Gaza.
nytimes.com
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo appeared to criticize Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Hours later, he distanced himself from his remarks.
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Meanwhile, the Epstein estate takes no position on the effort to unseal grand jury testimony
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LETTER by Jeffrey Epstein addressed to Judge Richard M. Berman from Daniel H. Weiner and Daniel Ruzumna dated August 5, 2025 re: The Co-Executors of the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein Position Regarding...
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Epstein/Maxwell victim Annie Farmer supports the unsealing of grand jury testimony, but says of DOJ proposal that "any effort to redact third party names smacks of a cover up."
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ENDORSED LETTER as to Jeffrey Epstein addressed to Judge Richard M. Berman and Judge Paul A. Engelmayer from Sigrid S. McCawley, Counsel for Annie Farmer, dated August 5, 2025 re: Unsealing of Grand...
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Maxwell’s opposition makes it less likely that a judge will agree to unseal any of the material, which would likely add little to the public’s understanding of the matter even if it were to be disclosed.
politico.com
Lawyers for Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, in court papers opposed DOJ’s effort to make the materials public.
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Ghislaine Maxwell opposes DOJ's effort to unseal grand jury transcripts. "Given that she is actively litigating her case and does not know what is in the grand jury record, she has no choice but to respectfully oppose the government’s motion to unseal it."
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RESPONSE in Opposition by Ghislaine Maxwell re: 785 MOTION to Unseal Document .. (Markus, David) (Entered: 08/05/2025)
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The Justice Department has an audio recording of the interview it conducted with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell last month, and the administration is considering releasing a transcript of the interview publicly
cnn.com
Top Trump administration officials will gather at the vice president’s residence Wednesday evening as they continue to weigh whether to publish an audio recording and transcript of Deputy Attorney...
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