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Judge rules against lawmakers pressing for monitor to ensure release of Epstein files

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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