Overview

• Vice President J.D. Vance told Fox News that Democratic politicians and billionaires ‘‘went to Epstein Island all the time’’ and accused them of inaction on the case during the Biden administration
• Clips of Vance’s statements went viral on social media, reigniting calls from commentators and the public to ‘‘release the Epstein files’’
• House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer has subpoenaed former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other officials for October depositions
• The Justice Department asked two federal judges to unseal grand jury exhibits and transcripts with ‘‘appropriate redactions’’ to protect victims’ identities
• Contradictory accounts of a White House strategy meeting and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s reversed claim about an ‘‘incriminating client list’’ have intensified skepticism over the administration’s transparency