Comer confident in Trump vow to release Epstein files after subpoena: ‘I take him at his word’

Published August 5, 2025 10:07pm ET



House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is confident that the Trump administration will release the Epstein files after the committee subpoenaed the Department of Justice for them Tuesday.

Comer says he doesn’t anticipate a conflict with the DOJ over the files, which the Trump administration has yet to release after President Donald Trump pledged to make the files public during his presidential campaign.

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