The Trump administration will start turning over documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case to the House Oversight Committee on Friday, according to Chair James Comer (R-Ky.).
House investigators had initially given the Department of Justice until noon on Tuesday, Aug. 19, to provide a tranche of files concerning the late sex offender and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
The request is part of a broader bipartisan probe into the handling of Epstein’s case, which also extends to several former attorneys general, former FBI directors, and former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Comer announced on Monday afternoon that he would extend the deadline until Friday due to the DOJ’s cooperation.
“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,” Comer said in a statement to Fox News.
“I appreciate the Trump administration’s commitment to transparency and efforts to provide the American people with information about this matter,” the statement continued.
Comer informed reporters earlier on Monday that his panel was having productive discussions with the DOJ regarding document production, but he was noncommittal when asked if the goal for August 19 would be achieved.
“You can imagine how many documents there are,” Comer said. “I think we’ll receive the documents very soon. They’re compiling everything together.” He added that the DOJ was cooperating “in a good faith effort.”
Materials related to the DOJ’s prosecutions of Epstein and Maxwell, Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in Florida, and any documents related to Epstein’s death were requested, Fox added.
