The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge to reject an effort by two members of Congress to force outside oversight of the release of the Epstein files, arguing the lawmakers have no legal standing to intervene in the long-closed criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell.
In a sharply worded six-page letter to U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, prosecutors said Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) are improperly trying to use Maxwell’s case as a vehicle to police the DOJ’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law they championed last year.
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Ro Khanna (D-CA) speak at a press conference with Jeffrey Epstein survivors. (Graeme Jennings/ Washington Examiner)
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