Federal judge blocks lawmakers’ effort to force DOJ release of Epstein files

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that he lacks jurisdiction to appoint an outside expert to ensure the Justice Department complies with a law to make all files pertaining to the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein available for public view. The seven-page ruling by U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer halts an effort by Reps.

Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to participate in the Ghislaine Maxwell case. The pair wanted to participate as amici curia, or “friends of the court” in an effort to have the judge appoint a special master to oversee the release of files related to Epstein under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). CLINTON TEAM DEMANDS TRUMP DOJ RELEASE ‘ANY REMAINING’ DOCS RELATED TO FORMER PRESIDENT, EPSTEIN Khanna and Massie believe that without oversight, the Jus