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House Oversight Subpoenas DOJ and Former Officials for Epstein Records and Testimony

Lawmakers demand unredacted files by Aug. 19 to examine whether Justice Department decisions shielded powerful figures after Epstein’s death

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FILE - Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, during a news conference in New York on July 2, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton with Jeffrey Epstein. (Getty Images)
This undated trial evidence image obtained December 8, 2021, from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York shows British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and US financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Overview

  • The Republican-led committee issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi for all unredacted documents related to Jeffrey Epstein by August 19.
  • Deposition orders call on former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, six ex-attorneys general and two former FBI directors to testify between mid-August and mid-October.
  • A bipartisan group of Democrats joined Republicans in approving the subpoenas, citing a shared demand for transparency in the Justice Department’s handling of the case.
  • The investigation focuses on agency decisions before and after Epstein’s 2019 suicide to determine if critical information was withheld or if influential figures were protected.
  • The Trump administration has resisted full disclosure, pointing to Justice Department findings that Epstein died by suicide and that no secret “client list” existed.