The U.S. Department of Justice will begin handing over documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Friday, 22 August, Chairman James Comer said. The transfer follows a broad subpoena the panel issued on 5 August for case files covering Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell and related prosecutions, as well as records on Epstein’s 2019 death and prior non-prosecution agreement. Justice officials missed the committee’s 19 August deadline for full compliance but told Comer that production will proceed on a rolling basis because of the volume of material and the need to redact victims’ identities and any child-sexual-abuse imagery. Comer said there are “hundreds and hundreds of pages” and pledged to release most of the material publicly once the committee finishes its review and consults DOJ to avoid harming ongoing investigations. The subpoenaed cache also seeks communications between the Justice Department and past administrations. In parallel, the committee has ordered depositions from several former law-enforcement leaders; former Attorney General William Barr testified on Monday. DOJ’s decision to cooperate, albeit belatedly, appears to head off—for now—a wider clash between the executive branch and the Republican-led House over access to the long-sought Epstein files.