Judge rules against lawmakers pressing for monitor to ensure release of Epstein files
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case said Wednesday that two members of Congress lacked the legal right to intervene and press their demand for a court-appointed observer to ensure the government complies with a new law ordering release of its files on Jeffrey Epstein. But the lawmakers are free to bring a civil lawsuit or work through the tools they have in Congress to improve oversight, U. S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled. U. S. Reps. Ro Khanna, ,...
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