A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied a U.S. Justice Department bid to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in South Florida, the first ruling in a series of attempts by President Donald Trump's administration to release more information on the case.

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by the Trump administration to unseal the transcripts of grand jury proceedings related to a criminal investigation of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Florida in the mid-2000s.

A U.S. judge denied a Justice Department bid to unseal grand jury transcripts related to Jeffrey Epstein in South Florida, just a week after the request was made.