Justice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files

[Uncle Joe]

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Engelmayer “lacks the authority” to grant such a request, he said, particularly because the congressional representatives who made the request are not parties to the criminal case that led to Maxwell’s December 2021 sex trafficking conviction and subsequent 20-year prison sentence for recruiting girls and women for Epstein to abuse and aiding the abuse.

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.

“Our purpose is to ensure that DOJ complies with its representations to the Court and with its legal obligations under our law,” he added.

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https://apnews.com/article/epstein-congress-neutral-expert-dfff6c2f06162a4a7a637fe22c4e2dc1

[Scrivener7]

1. Jesus. Now I am wondering if there isn't proof he's a cannibal in those files.

[malaise]

2. They said what - Gimme Some Truth

https://genius.com/John-lennon-gimme-some-truth-lyrics

[pat_k]

3. It's up to the court to decide if a party is granted status as an intervenor.

Nothing that comes out of the felon's DOJ has any basis in the law these days.

Seems to me a member of the body that wrote and passed the law certainly has a legitimate stake in ensuring that law is carried out.