Summary
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a judge to reject a request from two lawmakers who want a neutral expert to manage the release of Jeffrey Epstein files. The DOJ says the court does not have the power to approve this request. The DOJ is working on releasing the documents but faces delays.
Key Facts
- Two lawmakers, Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, asked for a special overseer for Epstein file releases.
- The DOJ claims the court doesn't have the authority to fulfill this request.
- The Epstein Files Transparency Act required files to be released by December 19, but this deadline was missed.
- Delays are partly due to the need to redact sensitive information from the files.
- The DOJ says it is making progress, with over 500 people working on reviewing and redacting documents.
- There are millions of documents related to the Epstein investigation.
- Khanna and Massie claim the DOJ is not complying with the law, as many documents remain unpublished.
