Today, Republican Rep. James Comer (Kentucky), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, subpoenaed the Department of Justice for files related to President Donald Trump’s longtime friend, Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sexually abusing and trafficking dozens of children. Epstein died while awaiting trial inside a Manhattan jail in 2019; his death was ruled a suicide.
Comer also issued subpoenas for depositions with several former federal officials, including President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as U.S. Attorneys General who served under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Trump, and Joe Biden.
In July, the House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement approved two motions related to the Epstein case — one to subpoena former fede