The Justice Department says in support of its request to unseal grand jury transcripts of proceedings that led to the sex trafficking indictments of New York financier and sex abuser Jeffrey

The Justice Department revealed late Tuesday that only law enforcement witnesses were called before the grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. In a late-night court filing Tuesday,

Ghislaine Maxwell appealed to Congress on Tuesday to push for a pardon so she can "testify openly and honestly" about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a letter from her attorney. The overt pitch for clemency came in a letter to the House Oversight Committee which had subpoenaed Maxwell for testimony and records.