A U.S. House committee led by Republicans released more than 33,000 pages of records about Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who died by suicide in prison in 2019. The goal was to answer public calls for transparency, as many Americans think the government is hiding key details about the case, according to a July Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Most of the files are court documents or records that were already public, including eight videos of police interviews with Epstein’s victims from 2005 and 2006. In one 17-minute video, a girl, whose name and face were hidden, said Epstein paid her $350 for a massage and sex when she was 17. Other records include audio from Florida’s criminal investigation, with victim identities protected.
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Representative Thomas Massie (Republican) and Representative Ro Khanna (Democrat) have proposed a plan to make the Justice Department release all unclassified Epstein records, including files from the FBI and U.S. attorneys. They plan to hold a press conference with Epstein’s victims on September 3, 2025, to push for more openness. Massie told Axios he will keep going despite the new document dump. Representative Jim McGovern (Democrat) called the release redundant, as most of it was already public.
House Speaker Mike Johnson criticised Massie’s petition as “poorly written,” saying it did not do enough to protect victims’ identities. He also said the new committee release makes the petition unnecessary, adding, “We’re achieving the goal here.”
