Judge Hands Donald Trump's DOJ Legal Win in Epstein Files Release

A federal judge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case ruled Wednesday that two members of Congress do not have the legal standing to intervene in the matter to force faster disclosure of government files related to Jeffrey Epstein, despite a new law requiring their release.

U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said Reps. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, could not seek a court-appointed monitor within Maxwell's case to oversee the Justice Department's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. However, Engelmayer said the lawmakers remain free to pursue oversight through other means, including filing a separate civil lawsuit or using congressional powers...