U.S. Justice Department to begin sharing Jeffrey Epstein files with Congress, lawmaker says

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says it will take the Justice Department time to produce all the records.

The Justice Department has agreed to provide to Congress documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, a key House lawmaker said Monday in announcing a move that appears to avert, at least temporarily, a potential separation of powers clash.

The records are to be turned over starting Friday to the House Oversight Committee, which earlier this month issued a broad subpoena to the Justice Department about a criminal case that has long captivated public attention, recently roiled the top rungs of President Donald Trump ’s administration and been a consistent magnet for conspiracy theories.

“There are many records in DOJ’s custody, and it will take t