Former Attorney General William Barr appeared on Capitol Hill on Monday for a closed-door deposition with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is conducting a broad review of the federal government’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death in custody. Committee Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, said Barr is the first witness in a series of depositions the panel has planned. Comer added that the committee expects the Justice Department to turn over "full, unredacted Epstein files" by 19 August and described negotiations over the records as progressing constructively. Barr personally reviewed more than 11 hours of surveillance footage as attorney general and previously endorsed the medical examiner’s conclusion that Epstein died by suicide, a finding that has faced renewed scrutiny following the release of additional jail video last month. Lawmakers are expected to question Barr about apparent discrepancies between his 2019 statements and the footage now public. Although many members are away for the summer recess, Democratic Representatives Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia and Jasmine Crockett of Texas attended the session, underscoring bipartisan interest in the inquiry. Comer has also issued subpoenas to other former senior officials, including ex-Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump’s onetime attorney general Eric Holder, as the committee seeks to establish a fuller record of events surrounding Epstein’s detention and death.