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DOJ to Allow Congress Unredacted Access to Epstein Files

HeadlineFeb 09, 2026

The Justice Department is set to allow Congress access to unredacted files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein starting today. Epstein’s associate, the convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, is also set to testify before the House Oversight Committee in a virtual deposition closed to the public. Maxwell’s lawyers have indicated that she will invoke the Fifth Amendment and decline to answer questions. Attorney General Pam Bondi is expected to testify on Wednesday over the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files. It comes as Republican Congressmember Thomas Massie is pushing for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to resign, after emails revealed Lutnick lied when he claimed to have ended his relationship with Epstein in 2005. At the National Prayer Breakfast last week, President Trump called Congressmember Massie a “moron.” Meanwhile, in the U.K., British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, has resigned over his role in recommending the appointment of Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as ambassador to the United States.

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