The Department of Justice intends to publish further records related to Jeffrey Epstein in the near term, a report on Thursday said, citing a person familiar with the situation. The description of the timing used the phrase "fairly soon."
The report emerged as the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday approved a motion to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi. The subpoena would compel Bondi to appear for questioning about how the DOJ conducted its investigations into Epstein and about the documents the department is legally obligated to make public.
Representative Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, was the lawmaker who filed the motion. In a post on X on Thursday, Mace said that Attorney General Bondi asserts the DOJ has already released all Epstein-related files. Mace added that the public record does not align with that claim.
"The Epstein case is one of the greatest cover-ups in American history," Mace said.
The department has faced criticism from lawmakers and others for withholding files about the convicted sex offender from public view. The recent report that more documents will be released comes amid heightened scrutiny from the House Oversight Committee and public interest in the status and completeness of the DOJ's disclosures.
The announcement and the committee's action are linked in timing: the report that a new set of documents will be made public arrived after the committee approved the subpoena motion. Beyond the statements attributed to Rep. Mace and the report's sourcing to a person familiar with the matter, the available information does not provide further detail about the volume, scope, or exact timing of the documents to be released.
Key developments to watch include whether the Department of Justice follows through on the reported plan to release additional materials and whether Attorney General Bondi responds to the subpoena and the concerns raised about the completeness of prior disclosures. At present, questions remain about the extent of the files already made public and the schedule for any forthcoming releases.