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House Oversight Releases 33,000 Epstein Files as Massie Moves to Force Full Disclosure

House leaders argue a committee-led, redaction-first approach best protects victims’ privacy.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer speaks with the press
Demonstrators protest the policies of President Donald Trump, the Congress, and the delay in the Epstein investigation as lawmakers return from the August recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Overview

  • The committee posted roughly 33,295 pages it received under subpoena from the Justice Department, the first public tranche from a larger production that topped 34,000 pages by Aug. 31.
  • Rep. Thomas Massie filed a bipartisan discharge petition with Rep. Ro Khanna to require DOJ to publish all unclassified Epstein records, seeking 218 signatures to compel a House vote.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the petition as insufficient to safeguard victims’ identities and is advancing a separate resolution directing the Oversight Committee’s inquiry.
  • Democrats on the panel say most material produced so far was already public and contend DOJ is withholding substantive new records despite the committee’s subpoenas.
  • Epstein survivors met privately with lawmakers Tuesday and plan to join Massie and Khanna at a Wednesday Capitol news conference urging broader transparency.