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Ocelot II

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5. It doesn't work that way. Grand jury materials are confidential
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 10:14 AM
Jul 18

and can't be released on Trump's or Bondi's order - a judge would have to approve it, and no judge is likely to approve a very extraordinary request for the release of a grand jury transcript. And even if a transcript were released it would contain only the evidence the prosecution presented as probable cause for an indictment - not actual proof of any crime, which is what the actual trial is for. It would be meaningless. And what would be delayed if a transcript isn't released? There's no legal action pending right now to delay, and the scandal will continue unabated now that the WSJ came out with the article about the creepy letter. Transcript/no transcript won't make a damn bit of difference.

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