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Judge Hafele And The Wall He Imposed When It Comes To Florida Epstein Grand Jury Files
Circuit Judge Donald W. Hafele was the trial-level judge in Palm Beach County who repeatedly denied efforts to unseal the secret grand jury transcripts from the 2006 grand jury that investigated Jeffrey Epstein in Florida. When media organizations such as The Palm Beach Post and others petitioned the court to release the secret testimony that might explain why Epstein received a lenient plea deal, Hafele ruled that under existing Florida law he did not have the authority to release those normally confidential records, even though public interest arguments were made about transparency and…
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