Overview
- In a six-page letter filed Friday in the Southern District of New York, the DOJ urged Judge Paul Engelmayer to deny appointing a special master to oversee Epstein-related disclosures.
- The department argued that Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie are non-parties without standing and cannot seek the independent monitor they propose.
- The filing said the court lacks authority to grant the relief requested by the lawmakers, with the letter signed by SDNY U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton.
- The request comes after a law required release of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell records by Dec. 19, and the DOJ has continued rolling postings since then.
- Public criticism followed on social media, with commentators calling for faster disclosure, as reported by Raw Story.