MWE Correspondent
The U.S. House Oversight Committee has released more than 33,000 pages of records linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, marking one of the most extensive public disclosures in the case to date.
The documents, handed over by the Justice Department after a subpoena, include police interviews, court records, and travel logs. The committee has been gradually uploading them online to allow public access. Oversight Chairman James Comer said the move was intended to provide “full transparency” so Americans could see the files for themselves.
For years, the Epstein case has haunted Washington politics, both because of the financier’s powerful connections and lingering doubts surrounding his death in federal custody in 2019. The latest release comes after increasing calls from both Republicans and Democrats for greater openness.
Democratic members of the committee, however, argued that the release added little new information. Representative Robert Garcia noted that nearly 97 percent of the files were already public, leaving fewer than 1,000 pages of fresh material. Among the newly surfaced items are flight records from 2000 to 2014 and a security video clarifying a long-questioned “missing minute” on the night of Epstein’s death.
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That footage had previously fueled conspiracy theories, but investigators now say the gap was caused by a technical merge rather than deliberate tampering.
Survivors of Epstein’s abuse remain at the center of the debate. On Capitol Hill, they joined a bipartisan press conference urging lawmakers to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act—a proposed law that would compel the government to release all unclassified records tied to the case. Advocates say full disclosure is critical to understanding the networks that enabled Epstein and ensuring accountability for those who shielded him.
The disclosure has also become a political flashpoint. Some Republicans argue the move reflects a genuine effort to rebuild trust, while critics contend it risks being used as a partisan spectacle rather than a path to justice.
What remains clear is that the Epstein case continues to cast a long shadow—over politics, over institutions of power, and most of all, over survivors still demanding truth and accountability.
