Overview

• Several Epstein accusers met privately with House Oversight members on Tuesday as part of the panel’s probe into the federal handling of the case.
• Rep. Nancy Mace left the briefing early appearing in tears and later said on X that she suffered a “full blown panic attack” while listening to survivors.
• Mace, who has previously identified as a sexual assault survivor, said the accounts triggered her trauma.
• Speaker Mike Johnson said members needed to hear directly from victims and pledged maximum transparency in the investigation.
• The committee has subpoenaed DOJ records, which began arriving last month, as Democrats push for a public hearing and fault limited, hard-to-analyze disclosures.