A Florida courtroom erupted in gasps as Judge Luis Delgado’s gavel slammed down on December 5, 2025, ordering the unsealing of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2005–2007 grand jury records—demanding the Justice Department release them by December 19.h

A Florida courtroom erupted in gasps as Judge Luis Delgado’s gavel slammed down on December 5, 2025, ordering the unsealing of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2005–2007 grand jury records—demanding the Justice Department release them by December 19.

The ruling, in a Palm Beach County courtroom, granted the Miami Herald’s motion under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (signed November 19, 2025), overriding Florida’s grand jury secrecy laws for “extraordinary circumstances.” Delgado cited public interest and victim rights: “These records illuminate how a predator evaded justice, harming dozens of minors. Transparency outweighs tradition.”

The transcripts—detailing Epstein’s Palm Beach probe, identifying over 30 underage victims, and the controversial 2008 plea deal—were to be redacted for privacy and released with Maxwell’s and Epstein’s 2019 materials by December 19. DOJ appealed briefly but complied after higher courts upheld Delgado.

Survivors wept in the gallery; attorney Bradley Edwards called it “the breakthrough Virginia fought for.” Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl (October 21, 2025) amplified the moment, her allegations against Andrew and elites fueling the push.

The gasps—raw, collective—echoed a reckoning: Epstein’s lenient deal exposed, justice delayed no longer. As files unsealed, the courtroom’s thunder marked the start of truth’s long-overdue dawn.