Overview

• The subpoena orders the estate to turn over unredacted materials by Sept. 8, including the 50th‑birthday book, Epstein’s will, contact books, flight logs, and financial records.
• Chairman James Comer said the estate is believed to hold documents relevant to the inquiry and signaled it is prepared to comply once formally compelled.
• Alexander Acosta, the former U.S. attorney who approved Epstein’s 2008 non‑prosecution agreement, will sit for a voluntary transcribed interview on Sept. 19; a DOJ review previously found he exercised poor judgment.
• The committee will accept sworn written declarations from former Attorneys General Alberto Gonzales, Eric Holder, and Jeff Sessions stating they have no information about Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell.
• DOJ recently provided thousands of pages to the committee, which Democrats say contain little new material, as the investigation examines federal handling of the cases, Epstein’s death, sex‑trafficking operations, and potential ethics violations; the panel is also seeking interviews with additional former officials.