WASHINGTON – The Justice Department in four days will begin sending some of the so-called “Epstein files” from its sex-trafficking investigation into the disgraced late financier to the House Oversight Committee, committee Chairman James Comer said Aug. 18.
“There are many records in DOJ’s custody, and it will take the Department time to produce all the records and ensure the identification of victims and any child sexual abuse material are redacted,” Comer said in a statement posted on X, adding that the first files are expected to arrive Aug. 22. “I appreciate the Trump Administration’s commitment to transparency and efforts to provide the American people with information about this matter.”
The Justice Department was not immediately available for comment on what records it might turn over.
On Aug. 5, Comer issued a subpoena to the Justice Department for records related to Epstein, the longtime Trump friend who died by suicide in 2019 as he was awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.
Republicans on the House Committee have also issued deposition subpoenas to former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as former top federal law enforcement officials including James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick Garland, Robert Mueller, William Barr, Jeff Sessions and Alberto Gonzales. Those are scheduled to get underway this month.
