Justice Department Will Release Epstein Files To Capitol Hill, James Comer Says

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) announced Monday the Justice Department would soon begin handing over some of its material on the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

“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,” Comer said in a press release.

It’s a significant development after the Trump administration said last month it would not release any material relating to its prosecution of Epstein, who died in jail after being indicted in 2019 for sex trafficking minors.

The committee issued a subpoena for the material earlier this month following a surprising bipartisan vote during a right-wing uproar over the administration’s refusal to release the Epstein files.

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