On Tuesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released more documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s real estate, which included insights from three former attorneys general.
Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) shared a letter from former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Jeff Sessions. Both denied having any knowledge related to the investigation of Attorney General William Barr from last month, as well as matters concerning Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
The documents included an address book from Epstein’s real estate, which was previously available to the public. Interestingly, it had two new pages dedicated to Maxwell, compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday celebration, which he did not see since he passed away in 2003. One of the pages features Coco Brown referring to Epstein as “Degenerate One” while wishing him a happy birthday.
Last week, the committee released some initial pages of the address book, which contained memos linking Epstein to both President Trump and President Clinton.
Also on Tuesday, the committee sent letters to Epstein Real Estate requesting a “full, unedited copy” of various financial documents and logs. According to the letter, staff members had personally reviewed the unfiltered records.
The correspondence indicated that the committee would strive to identify information related to survivors and ensure proper editing before the documents’ release.
The Hill reached out to Richard Kern, part of Epstein’s estate, and co-executor Darren Indike for their comments.
Between February 2019 and December 2020, Barr, who served as Attorney General under President Trump, testified to the committee on August 18. He recounted realizing that the Southern District of New York was examining Epstein back in 2019. Epstein faced federal charges related to sex trafficking minors that July but died in prison the following month.
In his testimony, Barr mentioned that he wasn’t closely following the evidence collected by the Southern District before Epstein’s death. “I’m generally unfamiliar with what evidence they had,” he said, suggesting he wasn’t monitoring the situation closely.
Barr also noted that he couldn’t recall discussing Trump’s presence regarding DOJ files on Epstein. Reports indicated that in May, Attorney General Pam Bondy informed Trump that his name would be in those records.
In a letter to Comer, Gonzales, who served as Attorney General from February 2005 to September 2007, stated he did not have any current memory of discussions or decisions about Epstein’s investigation and prosecution by the FBI.
Sessions, who was Trump’s first Attorney General from February 2017 to November 2018, mentioned in a letter that he had “no knowledge or information” regarding the investigation. He pointed out that Epstein’s legal troubles began after his tenure, specifically eight months before the federal charges.
The committee also sent letters to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) summarizing the continuing investigation.
