Judge Blocks Congressional Oversight in Epstein File Release—Where Is Justice for Survivors?

In a decision that raises serious questions about government accountability and respect for victims, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled that two lawmakers pressing for a court-appointed monitor to oversee the release of Jeffrey Epstein investigation files lack the legal authority to intervene. Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), bipartisan co-sponsors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act—a law championed under President Donald Trump’s administration to ensure public disclosure of sex trafficking investigation materials—have been stonewalled by the Justice Department and now by the courts. Despite a statutory deadline passing, only a fraction of over two million documents...