WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will begin the process of providing files related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by the end of this week, the House Oversight Committee announced on Monday.
DOJ officials informed the committee, which oversees the federal government and its agencies, that it would begin transferring those materials on Friday, Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement. The latest development comes after the panel of lawmakers approved a slew of subpoenas earlier this month compelling the department to hand over its investigative files by Aug. 19.
Comer acknowledged the files will be handed over after the due date, but said it was because there are “many records in DOJ’s custody” that must be reviewed to redact any ide