SAEDNEWS: The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Tuesday posted roughly 33,295 pages of records provided by the Department of Justice in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation — a tranche that includes court filings, police interviews and audio, but which critics say is largely material already in the public domain.
According to SaedNews, Chair James Comer’s committee published more than 33,000 pages of Epstein-related documents that were delivered by the DOJ after a subpoena; the posted bundle reportedly contains a mix of older court filings, recordings of interviews and law-enforcement material.
The release took place amid a wider fight over transparency: Representatives Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) are pushing a discharge petition that would force the release of all unclassified Epstein records, while House Speaker Mike Johnson said the petition was unnecessary because the committee already had posted documents.
Democrats and some independent observers accused Republicans of staging a publicity move, noting that large portions of the files — including records from a 2005 probe — had been public previously and that many pages appear heavily redacted. Survivors and some lawmakers urged fuller disclosure and quicker DOJ cooperation to ensure nothing material remains withheld.
The committee has said it will continue to subpoena additional records and witnesses, but questions remain about what new information the release contains and whether broader, unredacted files will be made public. The political clash over release authority and victim privacy is likely to continue in the coming days.
Item | Detail |
|---|---|
Source | House Oversight Committee release of DOJ records |
Pages released | ~33,295 pages (committee statement) |
Contents reported | Court filings, police interviews, audio/video files (some redacted) |
Main controversy | Critics say much is already public; push continues for release of all files |
Next steps | Discharge petition by Massie & Khanna; more subpoenas and depositions expected. |
Date | Event |
|---|---|
Aug 5, 2025 | Comer issues subpoena for Epstein records (committee statement). |
Sept 2, 2025 | Committee posts ~33,295 pages of DOJ-provided Epstein records. |
Ongoing | Bipartisan pressure, discharge petition activity, and calls for further DOJ releases. |
