US EditionJustice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files
Lawmakers urge a court-appointed monitor amid DOJ's failure to meet the Epstein Files Transparency Act deadline, having released only about 1% of over 2 million documents.
- Friday, Manhattan's top federal prosecutor told U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer the court lacks authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee Epstein files, and DOJ asked to reject the request.
- The DOJ says redactions and the review process, involving over 500 staff and roughly 80 attorneys, delayed the release beyond the Dec. 19, 2025 deadline, citing resource needs.
- So far, the government has released 12,285 documents out of more than 2 million under review, with DOJ leaders saying they have made "substantial progress" while protecting victim identities.
- Reps. Khanna and Massie asked the court to appoint a special master, while the court set deadlines and survivors urged the DOJ inspector general to investigate delays.
- With millions of pages still withheld, many potentially most-explosive materials on potential co-conspirators remain unreleased, escalating a fight over transparency that could prompt further oversight by DOJ and courts.
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Justice Department says congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files
Manhattan's top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell
DOJ says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, and Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, say they have “urgent and grave concerns” about the slow release of only a small number of millions of documents that began last month.
Justice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files - The Boston Globe
Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie said they have “urgent and grave concerns” about the slow release of only a small number of millions of documents that began last month.
Hartford Courant
Justice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files
The Justice Department has said the files’ release was slowed by redactions required to protect the identities of abuse victims.
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