Overview

• In a closed-door session, Bill Barr testified he never saw evidence of a Trump connection or any ‘client list’ in the Jeffrey Epstein files.
• The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed ten high-profile witnesses, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, five former attorneys general and two ex-FBI directors, for private depositions.
• Democratic members criticized Republican questioning as too cursory, saying they were doing “most of the heavy lifting” to probe witness testimony.
• Chairman James Comer indicated the panel may expand its subpoenas to include former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta over his role in negotiating Epstein’s 2008 plea deal.
• The Justice Department will provide compiled, redacted communications, court filings and surveillance footage from the Epstein and Maxwell cases, though grand jury transcripts remain sealed by court order.