Overview
- President Donald Trump signed legislation requiring the DOJ to publish remaining Jeffrey Epstein files within 30 days, reversing earlier resistance after near-unanimous congressional approval.
- Citing the new law, the DOJ asked a Florida federal judge to allow release of grand jury transcripts, noting a previous request was denied and that the statute does not explicitly address grand jury materials.
- House Oversight Chair James Comer said Ghislaine Maxwell will invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse congressional questioning; she is serving a 20-year federal sentence in Texas.
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor declined a requested transcribed interview by House investigators, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged anyone with relevant information to provide it and lawmakers noted Congress cannot compel foreign testimony.
- Expectations remain contested: the DOJ has stated it found no incriminating “client list,” Representative Thomas Massie has floated intelligence-link theories, and survivors seek transparency while warning of retraumatization and privacy risks.