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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 785 Filed 07/18/25 Page4of4 should end.” /d. Notably, the privacy interests at stake on the other side of the balance are substantially diminished due to Epstein’s death. Of course, as noted above, the Department of Justice will work with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York to redact all victim-identifying information prior to any release. While the Government recognizes that Maxwell’s case is currently pending before the Supreme Court on a petition for a writ of certiorari, it nonetheless moves this Court for relief due to the intense public scrutiny into this matter. 6. For these reasons, this Court should conclude that the Epstein and Maxwell cases qualify as a matter of public interest, release the associated grand jury transcripts, and lift any preexisting protective orders. See In re Craig, 131 F.3d at 105 (“It is ... entirely conceivable that in some situations historical or public interest alone could justify the release of grand jury information.”). Respectfully submitted, PAMELA J. BONDI U.S. Attorney General /s/ Todd Blanche TODD BLANCHE Deputy Attorney General DOJ-OGR-00015040