In Washington, D.C., Republican House Oversight Chair James Comer has rejected calls to hear testimony from a forensic handwriting expert about Donald Trump’s signature on a letter in Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book. The note features a nude sketch of a woman and concludes with the words, “may every day be another wonderful secret.” On Wednesday, Comer told reporters the letter has “absolutely nothing to do with the overall investigation.” This comes a day after the White House said it would support a forensic analysis of the signature, amid Trump’s repeated denials that he’d signed it.

Meanwhile, Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a bid by Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to compel the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.