"Manhattan's top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer was told in a letter signed by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton that he must reject a request this week by the congressional cosponsors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act to appoint a neutral expert."
"Khanna said Clayton's response "misconstrued" the intent of their request. "We are informing the Court of serious misconduct by the Department of Justice that requires a remedy, one we believe this Court has the authority to provide, and which victims themselves have requested," Khanna said in a statement."
U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton told Judge Paul A. Engelmayer that the judge lacks authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee public release of documents in the Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking probe. Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie requested a special master and independent monitor, citing urgent concerns about slow release of millions of documents and alleging possible criminal violations in the release process. Clayton argued the representatives lack standing and are not parties to the criminal case that resulted in Maxwell's December 2021 conviction and 20-year sentence. Khanna countered that the request aims to inform the Court of DOJ misconduct and to ensure compliance with legal obligations.
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