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"Major delays" in release of millions of Epstein files under scrutiny Story by Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, January 23, 2026 • Luna pledged to file a resolution to impeach Engelmayer during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday, where the panel advanced resolutions to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt for refusing to sit for scheduled depositions. During the hearing, Luna said that Engelmayer was the reason for the delay in the release of the Epstein files. She said that Engelmayer “specifically ordered” the Southern District of New York “to do a second review and for those documents to then be certified by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton.” It was not immediately clear which order she was referring to. Luna later said on X that the DOJ had “completed a review of over 5 million documents, conducted by over 500 attorneys, and they are ready to be released NOW,” but Engelmayer’s order for a second review is “causing MAJOR delays.” However, the DOJ has not announced that its review is complete or provided a timeline for releasing more documents. In the latest update to the court dated January 15, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the DOJ has made “substantial progress” in its review of the files. She did not provide a timeline for when the review may be complete, but said the DOJ was working “to complete this review as expeditiously as possible without compromising victims’ privacy.” She added in the letter to Engelmayer and another judge: “This is a time-intensive process due to the voluminous materials, the idiosyncratic nature of many of the materials, and the need to protect victim-identifying information.” DOJ officials said in a January 5 letter that the department had released 12,285 documents so far and that “more than 2 million documents” remain in “various phases of review.” The Associated Press and The New York Times have reported that the DOJ had expanded its review of Epstein-related documents to more than five million records. During Wednesday’s hearing, Luna also pointed to Engelmayer’s denial of a request from Representatives Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, for a special master to speed the release of the files. “If you want to get mad at someone, look no further than Judge Paul Engelmayer, who then also at the same time just denied Massie and Ro Khanna’s motion to appoint a special master,” she said. Newsweek reached out to Representatives Khanna and Massie via email for comment. In his ruling on Wednesday, Engelmayer agreed with the DOJ that he lacked the authority to supervise the department’s compliance with the new law requiring the release of the files. He said the lawmakers, who co-authored the law, can file a lawsuit seeking a court-appointed observer to ensure compliance with the law, but said they cannot append their demand to Maxwell’s criminal case, which Engelmayer is overseeing. Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted for her role in luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein. She will testify before the committee on February 9, Committee Chairman James Comer said on Wednesday. "Major delays" in release of millions of Epstein files under scrutiny