Overview

• Bill Barr sat for a closed-door deposition Monday as the first witness in a bipartisan House Oversight investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network, DOJ handling and death
• He testified that he never encountered any incriminating "client list", saw no evidence implicating President Trump, and backed the medical examiner’s ruling of suicide after reviewing cellblock footage
• Chairman James Comer said the Justice Department will begin transferring redacted Epstein-related records by the end of the week after removing victim identifiers and child abuse material
• Democrats on the committee demanded full, unredacted files and warned they will pursue judicial enforcement if the department fails to meet the subpoena’s requirements
• The committee has delayed Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition until her Supreme Court appeal is resolved and is locked in legal battles over unsealing grand jury transcripts