Congress releases first batch of Epstein files [View all]

Source: NBC News

Sep. 2, 2025, 6:33 PM EDT / Updated Sept. 2, 2025, 6:50 PM EDT


The House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein released a batch of files Tuesday related to the late convicted sex offender amid pressure for the Trump administration to release more information on his case. House Oversight Committee chair James Comer, R-Ky., issued a subpoena last month to the Justice Department. The committee on Tuesday released 33,295 pages of records, which it has referred to as a first batch of documents from the Justice Department.

It is not immediately clear what those records contain. The committee's investigation into Epstein comes weeks after President Donald Trump and his administration faced outrage from the public for saying they would not release more files related to Epstein, despite Trump running on a promise of more transparency.

Many of the documents being released Tuesday night are public filings in the criminal cases involving Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. The documents include the types of records that have been made public through the federal courts that oversaw related cases, and were reported on at the time.

Examples of the previously released files include video and audio of Justice Department official Todd Blanche with Maxwell, video from inside Epstein's West Palm Beach home following a search warrant by the Palm Beach police, video from inside the jail house where Epstein died by suicide in 2019, and audio taken by Palm Beach Police pertaining to their initial investigation with Epstein.

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