White House criticizes judge's decision not to unseal Epstein associate grand jury testimony

The White House criticized a judge’s decision not to unseal grand jury materials related to the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, calling the ruling "unfortunate." 

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the remark after U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer on Monday shot down the motion filed by the Justice Department, finding the documents do not contain "significant, undisclosed information about [their] crimes, or the investigation into them." 

"We think that decision is unfortunate. Of course, we moved to unseal that information because the president has said he wants to see credible evidence released. As for the appeal process, I would defer you to the Department of Justice for that," Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday. 

Last month, President Don...