Two federal judges asked the Justice Department on Tuesday for more information before deciding whether to unseal grand jury transcripts in the cases of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. 

"The court intends to resolve this motion expeditiously. However, the Court cannot rule on the motion without additional submissions from the government,” the two near-identical orders read. 

On Friday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche requested the transcripts be unsealed with redactions of “victim-related and other personal identifying information.”  The move came amid mounting pressure on the Trump administration to release more files in the wake of a Justice Department and FBI memo that stated Epstein did not have a “client list” and his 2019 death was a suicide.

Grand jury transcripts typically remain secret, but judges have authority to release them in special circumstances.  

The judges on Tuesday asked the Justice Department to lay out its arguments in writing more thoroughly by July 29. Any submissions from Maxwell, Epstein’s representatives and their victims are due by August 5. 

The motion to unseal the transcripts in Epstein’s case goes to U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, an appointee of former President Clinton who oversaw Epstein’s criminal prosecution before he died in 2019. 

The request for Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts goes to U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, an appointee of former President Obama who has newly taken over the case. It was previously overseen by another judge who left to fill an appeals judgeship. 

Blanche on Tuesday also announced he had reached out to Maxwell’s attorney for a potential interview with her.