Overview

• Trump labeled the investigation a “Democrat Epstein Hoax” and claimed DOJ has provided everything requested, a claim not supported by the committee’s account of partial compliance.
• The House Oversight Committee published 33,295 pages it said came from DOJ, with critics noting many of the documents were already public and heavily redacted.
• Epstein survivors at a Capitol news conference rejected the “hoax” label and urged Congress to force full disclosure, saying they may compile their own list if the government withholds names.
• Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna are circulating a discharge petition to require release of remaining government files, which needs 218 signatures to trigger a House vote.
• Reports say the Epstein estate plans to begin sending documents to Oversight starting Sept. 8, potentially including a birthday book previously described by the Wall Street Journal, while Speaker Mike Johnson’s claim that Trump was an FBI informant remains unconfirmed.