In a court filing, officials again urged the court to release the records, citing huge public interest, but they also sought to assure the judges that making them public wouldn't harm victims of the couple's crimes.

The Trump DOJ asked Manhattan judges to unseal grand jury records in the Epstein and Maxwell cases, citing public interest and the need for transparency.

In late-night court filings on Tuesday, U.S. federal prosecutors said unsealing the materials would be appropriate given the "abundant public interest" in the case of Epstein, the late financier, and Maxwell,