In a court filing late Tuesday, the officials again urged the court to release the records, citing huge public interest.

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,

In new court filings, the Justice Department is asking federal judges in New York to unseal grand jury information in the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking cases.