Overview
- House Judiciary ranking member Jamie Raskin sent Attorney General Pam Bondi a Nov. 4 letter seeking documents on why the Justice Department ended the co‑conspirator investigation linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Raskin says the Southern District of New York ran an active probe until January 2025, when prosecutors were directed to transfer case files to DOJ headquarters, after which the inquiry ceased.
- He cites nearly 50 survivors who provided detailed accounts identifying about 20 alleged co‑conspirators and describing the operation's structure and financing.
- A DOJ internal review released in July reported no client list and said it found no evidence to predicate cases against uncharged third parties, while FBI Director Kash Patel told lawmakers a re‑review has produced no new materials for an indictment.
- A DOJ spokesperson told The Guardian that correspondence is limited during the government shutdown and pointed to tens of thousands of pages previously provided to congressional investigators.