US House Oversight Committee Unveils Over 33,000 Pages of Jeffrey Epstein Documents

Mon Sep 15 2025 15:10:10 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

A substantial collection of documents related to the investigation of late financier Jeffrey Epstein has been released by a US congressional panel, prompting calls for transparency about missing records.

The US House Oversight Committee has made public a vast compilation of 33,295 pages concerning the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, including jail surveillance footage, flight logs, and interviews with alleged victims. Despite the narrative surrounding the release, both parties express concerns over the lack of new information. The matter has intensified calls for greater transparency in the ongoing Epstein investigation, notably following a lack of incriminating evidence regarding his client list.

A US congressional panel has released a trove of documents related to the federal investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The House of Representatives Oversight Committee published 33,295 pages, including flight logs, jail surveillance video, court filings, audio recordings and emails.

But Republicans and Democrats alike said the files contained little new information and it is unclear if the justice department is withholding other Epstein records.

Pressure has been growing from President Donald Trump's own supporters for more transparency on the probe into the well-connected financier after the justice department said in July there was no incriminating Epstein client list.

Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Republican, ordered the documents to be published online on Tuesday.

The Republican-led panel received the files after issuing a legal summons to the Department of Justice last month.

But Comer, a Kentucky congressman, acknowledged there was little fresh information.

As far as I can see, there's nothing new in the documents, he told NBC News.

The videos released include footage from outside Epstein's New York jail cell on the night of his death, comprising 13 hours and 41 seconds of video covering the evening of August 9 to the morning of August 10, 2019.

This is two hours more of video than what the justice department released two months ago, but it does not include the so-called missing minute - a jump in the timecode between 23:00 and 00:00, according to CBS.

Attorney General Pam Bondi previously stated that the missing minute was simply the jail's camera system resetting nightly. This explanation, however, has not quelled conspiracy theories about Epstein's death being ruled a suicide.

Numerous documents date back 20 years, covering an initial criminal investigation into Epstein launched by Palm Beach police. Yet, top Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have reported that 97% of the documents are already public.

The latest disclosures include flight logs showing Epstein's travel to his private island but little else that enhances transparency or justice for his victims.

Lawmakers and Epstein victims are expected to address the media again, following an emotional meeting with survivors where lawmakers expressed their solidarity and determination to push for full disclosure.