US EditionJudge rules against lawmakers pressing for monitor to ensure release of Epstein files
Judge Engelmayer ruled lawmakers cannot intervene in Maxwell's case to enforce Epstein file releases; only about 12,000 of over 2 million documents have been made public.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer denied Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's request to intervene and appoint a court observer in Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case.
- The Epstein Files Transparency Act, co-sponsored by Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, mandates public disclosure of investigative files and sets a mid-December deadline, according to lawmakers.
- About 12,000 documents have been released a month after the deadline, while Khanna and Massie urged appointing a monitor to speed release of more than 2,000,000 identified documents, and the DOJ said redactions delayed broader disclosure.
- Engelmayer ruled the representatives lack standing to join the criminal case and that appointing a neutral to supervise DOJ compliance was beyond matters before the court; he said the lawmakers may pursue civil litigation or congressional tools.
- Engelmayer said he has received letters from survivors of Epstein abuse urging oversight and described the questions as `undeniably important and timely`, signaling court awareness.
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