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House Oversight presses to release Epstein files, seeks AG testimony

journalismSep 3, 2026231,428

House Oversight Chair James Comer says he still wants Attorney General Todd Blanche to testify as part of the committee’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein and is pushing to unseal Epstein-related documents. The panel subpoenaed records including nondisclosure agreements that have drawn a suit from financier Leon Black; Black’s attorneys told the committee he will not appear Thursday and argue the NDAs the panel seeks are unrelated to his dealings with Epstein. The push for testimony and unsealing comes after Bill Clinton testified before the committee this week about his past association with Epstein and amid Republican concerns that recent U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have displaced coverage of the files. Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie, sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, warned that the overseas military action “won’t make the Epstein files go away,” saying the administration cannot use the conflict as a smokescreen. The Oversight inquiry is seeking broad disclosure of records tied to Epstein and related figures; next steps include efforts to compel testimony from the attorney general and litigation over the committee’s subpoenas.

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Mike Johnson and the Republicans are running away from the Epstein files so they’ll be taking off the last two weeks of September while the rest of us keep working.

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