Overview

• House Oversight Chair James Comer canceled Tuesday’s planned deposition after receiving Comey’s Oct. 1 letter asserting he has no information relevant to the probe.
• The committee noted the letter is subject to the federal false‑statements statute, and Comey was recently indicted on counts tied to his 2020 testimony.
• Written denials from Merrick Garland and Eric Holder also prompted withdrawals, and a subpoena for Robert Mueller was dropped due to his health.
• Oversight has released thousands of pages obtained from the Justice Department and Epstein’s estate, and subpoenas to Bill and Hillary Clinton remain without clear scheduling.
• A discharge petition to force full public release has 217 signatures, with Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva pledging to sign once sworn in as Speaker Mike Johnson has not scheduled her swearing-in during the shutdown.