House Oversight Committee subpoenas the Justice Department for Epstein files

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The House Oversight Committee has issued a subpoena to the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. (Eric Lee | Getty Images)The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for records related to its investigation of convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell. In addition to the DOJ subpoena, Comer issued subpoenas seeking testimony from several former government officials. House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., waits for the start of a hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 12. Jeffrey Epstein files: Tracing the legal cases that led to sex-trafficking charges Questions persist about how Jeffrey Epstein, who once moved among the world’s elite, was able to avoid federal prosecution for so long.