US officials have released over 30,000 pages of records concerning Jeffrey Epstein, following criticism of how the Trump administration managed these files.
The US House Oversight Committee made public 33,295 pages of heavily classified documents. However, these documents did not include the alleged ‘client list’ of the disgraced financier, which some conspiracy theorists claim contains a diary of individuals involved in his sex trafficking activities.
In July, US Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that no further files would be released and maintained that Epstein did not possess a ‘client list.’ This statement appeared to contradict her earlier comments.
There is hope that the release of these pages will provide new insights into Epstein’s criminal actions and the involvement of others connected to his illegal activities.
Oversight Committee Chair Republican James Comer mentioned that the Department of Justice is planning to continue the release of additional records.
“This is the most thorough investigation into Epstein and Maxwell to date, and we are getting results,” he said. “We have already deposed former Attorney General Bill Barr, the Department of Justice provided nearly 34,000 pages of documents, and will produce more, which are being made public as we speak.”
However, Democrats argue that almost all of these files were already available to the public.
“Oversight Democrats find 97% of the more than 30,000 documents received from the Department of Justice were already public,” Congressman Robert Garcia stated on Tuesday.
House Speaker Mike Johnson sent his colleagues on recess earlier in the summer, a decision that many believe was taken to prevent Democrats from forcing a vote on the release of more documents related to the case.
More updates are expected to follow.