Overview
- Chairman James Comer said the Oversight Committee is working to arrange a closed-door interview with Bill Clinton as part of its Epstein probe.
- Comer asserted the committee’s evidence does not implicate President Trump, citing released transcripts with Bill Barr and Alex Acosta that he says showed no links to Trump’s involvement.
- The committee says it has released roughly 43,000 pages of records and made public materials from the Epstein estate, including personal schedules and a so-called Birthday Book.
- Speaker Mike Johnson said he will not stop a vote to release DOJ Epstein files if a bipartisan discharge petition reaches 218 signatures, even as he called the effort superfluous.
- The petition is one signature short, and Johnson has not sworn in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva during the ongoing shutdown, which has also slowed DOJ responses to committee subpoenas.