Earlier in August, the House Oversight Committee issued several subpoenas related to the case of deceased convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, including for all relevant records held by the Justice Department.
The deadline for the DOJ to comply was Tuesday, but according to Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), that has been extended to Friday because of the cooperation and “good faith effort” he has received from Attorney General Pam Bondi, Fox News reported.
Meanwhile, the committee is still awaiting confirmation of compliance from approximately 10 former top federal officials who were subpoenaed for depositions regarding the Epstein case.
Short extension granted for DOJ’s Epstein files
In a press release on Monday, Chairman Comer said, “Officials with the Department of Justice have informed us that the Department will begin to provide Epstein-related records to the Oversight Committee this week on Friday.”
“There are many records in DOJ’s custody, and it will take the Department time to produce all the records and ensure the identification of victims and any child sexual abuse material are redacted,” he continued.
The chairman added, “I appreciate the Trump Administration’s commitment to transparency and efforts to provide the American people with information about this matter.”
Separately, per Fox News, Comer also spoke to reporters on Monday and informed them that his committee has had “good conversations” with the DOJ about turning over the subpoenaed files, and that the department was making a “good faith effort” to cooperate and comply with the demands.
“You can imagine how many documents there are,” he said. “I think we’ll receive the documents very soon. They’re compiling everything together.”
DOJ records subpoenaed
It was on August 5 that the Committee issued nearly a dozen subpoenas with bipartisan support for documents and depositions related to the Epstein case.
August 19 was set as the deadline for the DOJ to hand over all relevant records and internal communications regarding Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, along with all files “further relating or referring to human trafficking, exploitation of minors, sexual abuse, or related activity.”
That includes everything related to the federal prosecutions of Epstein and Maxwell, the 2007 non-prosecution agreement with Epstein, and anything having to do with Epstein’s 2019 death in a New York City jail cell.
The committee further requested that those files be as unredacted as possible, but allowed for necessary redactions “to protect the personally identifiable information of victims, for any child sex abuse material as defined by the Department of Justice Manual, and any other redactions required by law.”
Former top officials subpoenaed for depositions
At the same time, the Committee also subpoenaed the testimony of former President and first lady Bill and Hillary Clinton, former FBI Directors Robert Mueller and James Comey, and former Attorneys General Alberto Gonzales, Eric Holder, Loretta Lynch, Jeff Sessions, Bill Barr, and Merrick Garland.
Barr reportedly sat for his closed-door deposition on Monday, with Gonzales and Sessions scheduled for next week, while the remainder are set to occur throughout September and October, assuming none are substantially delayed or ultimately cancelled.
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