The complaint alleges that in 2019, federal prosecutors asked New Mexico to pause its own investigation and promised to share information once their work concluded, then never did. Vance, a former federal prosecutor, wrote that deferring to federal authorities and later sharing information is standard practice. "Withholding information, which DOJ has done here, is exceptional," she wrote. Torrez, who says the DOJ has never cooperated with his office, counters that sharing files with fellow prosecutors is not public disclosure. "New Mexico says DOJ promised to share Epstein evidence when the fed'l investigation ended," Vance wrote.