The Justice Department will begin sending Jeffrey Epstein–related records to the House Oversight Committee on Friday, Chairman James Comer said. The production starts three days after an Aug. 19 subpoena deadline, which required the department to turn over all investigative files on Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. Comer’s subpoena seeks case files, internal communications, material on Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement and on his 2019 jail-cell death, as well as any correspondence with the White House. The Justice Department told lawmakers it needs additional time to redact victims’ identities and remove child-sexual-abuse material, and warned that assembling the full cache will take longer than a single delivery. Lawmakers in both parties remain divided over the pace and scope of disclosure. Ranking Democrat Robert Garcia called the phased approach a “cover-up,” while Republican Thomas Massie is circulating a discharge petition to force a House vote compelling public release of the files. Committee aides say documents deemed suitable for publication will be posted after a legal and privacy review. The document fight comes as the Oversight panel interviews former officials about the government’s handling of Epstein. Former Attorney General William Barr testified behind closed doors on Monday, and subpoenas have gone out to multiple former attorneys general, FBI directors and to Bill and Hillary Clinton as the committee broadens its probe.