Overview
- Lawmakers gained in‑person access to uncensored copies of roughly three million Epstein‑related records, with note‑taking allowed but no devices and limited viewing hours.
- Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna said they found six men who appear "likely incriminated" yet remain redacted, including at least one senior foreign official, and pressed DOJ to correct what they call improper blackouts.
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended redactions as necessary to protect victims, even as DOJ moved to unredact some names on a potential co‑conspirator list, including Les Wexner, Lesley Groff and Karyna Shuliak.
- Rep. Jamie Raskin said the files reference victims as young as nine years old, and he cited material he says conflicts with President Donald Trump’s public timeline of distancing from Epstein, while a 2019 FBI interview summary quotes a 2006 call in which Trump allegedly told a police chief that "everyone" knew about Epstein.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified he had lunch on Epstein’s island in 2012 during a family trip, contradicting his earlier characterizations of cutting ties in 2005, prompting bipartisan calls for his resignation as the White House maintains support.