The U.S. Department of Justice has informed the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that it will begin releasing records related to Jeffrey Epstein this week, according to a statement from Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.).
“Officials with the Department of Justice have informed us that the Department will begin to provide Epstein-related records to the Oversight Committee this week on Friday. 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. I appreciate the Trump Administration’s commitment to transparency and efforts to provide the American people with information about this matter,” said Comer.
On August 5, Chairman Comer issued a subpoena to the Department of Justice for documents connected to Epstein. On the same day, he also issued deposition subpoenas for testimony from Bill and Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick Garland, Robert Mueller, William Barr, Jeff Sessions, and Alberto Gonzales regarding crimes linked to Epstein. These actions followed approval by an Oversight Subcommittee of motions compelling both document production and witness testimony.
James Comer has represented Kentucky’s 1st district in Congress since 2016 after succeeding Ed Whitfield. Before his tenure in Congress, he served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2001 to 2012. Born in Carthage, Tennessee in 1972, Comer now lives in Tompkinsville and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky University earned in 1993.
