10 co-conspirators mentioned in new Epstein files
The latest release of the Jeffrey Epstein file by the Department of Justice names 10 co-conspirators.
Lead proponents of a bill to force the release of Jeffrey Epstein files say the Justice Department should bring in a third party to ensure the job gets done.
Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) made the request in a Jan. 8 letter to Judge Paul Engelmayer, who oversaw the case that led to Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction.
The law, known as the Epstein File Transparency Act, gave the Justice Department until December 19, 2025 to turn over investigative documents related to Epstein. Instead, the department released some of its records.
On January 5, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanchet told Engelmayer that their staff had reviewed about 13,000 documents, but there were still 2 million more to review.
“This work has and will continue to require significant resource savings,” they wrote. “The Department remains committed to protecting the privacy interests of victims and their relatives to the greatest extent possible.”
Khanna and Massey wrote that the court should appoint a special master or independent monitor to ensure it complies with the law. They said it starts with making electronically stored documents publicly available.
It also wants third parties to be able to regularly report to the court “on the true nature and extent of document production and whether any inappropriate editing or other improper conduct has occurred.”
“Not only is the Department of Justice’s actions a serious violation of its disclosure obligations under the Epstein File Transparency Act, but, as this court has recognized in previous decisions, the Department’s actions are deeply traumatizing to survivors,” the letter states.
“Simply put, the Department of Justice cannot be trusted to make mandatory disclosures under the Act,” the letter said.
USA TODAY has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.
