The Justice Department has agreed to hand over a cache of Jeffrey Epstein files to Congress within the next few days, a key congressional lawmaker has revealed.
The first tranche of Epstein-related materials are to be given to the House Oversight Committee starting Friday, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said.
“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, the Republican committee chair, said in a statement.
“I appreciate the Trump Administration’s commitment to transparency and efforts to provide the American people with information about this matter.”
The move comes just weeks after the committee subpoenaed the DOJ in a bid to demand access to any files tied to the late pedophile and his madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for helping lure teenage girls for him to sexually abuse.
In addition to the case files, the House committee’s subpoena also sought records about any communications between President Joe Biden’s administration and the DOJ regarding Epstein.
It wasn’t immediately clear exactly how many documents might be turned over to the congressional committee.
Much of the Epstein-Maxwell exhibits have already been made public following the 2019 arrest of Epstein — who committed suicide in his Manhattan jail cell that same year — and the arrest and 2021 conviction of Maxwell.
Still, the development comes after the Trump administration has faced mounting backlash in recent weeks following its announcement that a “systematic review” of the Epstein case had revealed there was no so-called “client list.”
The review also determined there was no evidence indicating any other parties would be charged in relation to Epstein’s crimes.
Separately, the House Oversight panel has also issued subpoenas to eight former law enforcement leaders, as well as former President Bill Clinton and wife, Hillary Clinton.
With Post wires
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