New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- The US Department of Justice has filed motions asking two judges in the Southern District of New York to authorize the public release of grand jury transcripts and exhibits from the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, ABC News reported. The move comes amid a 30-day deadline imposed by the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act.

US Attorney Jay Clayton, appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi to oversee investigations linked to Epstein, signed the motion seeking judicial approval for the release of materials, subject to necessary redactions.

"In the light of the Act's clear mandate, the Court should authorize the Department of Justice to release the grand jury transcripts and exhibits and mo...