WASHINGTON — Last month, the Justice Department announced in a memo that “no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted” in the case of Jeffrey Epstein, who died behind bars while awaiting trial in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges.

That sparked a bipartisan backlash, including from supporters of President Donald Trump.

As a candidate, Trump had promised the records would be released.

Rep. James Comer, R-Tompkinsville, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement Monday that the DOJ will comply with the committee’s subpoena for Epstein-related records, beginning on Friday.

Comer spoke about the investigation on Capitol Hill a few hours before that announcement.

“This is a bipartisan investigation, and hopefully, we’ll be able to get the answers th

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