Epstein survivor Annie Farmer calls Blanche abrasive and condescending after the meeting a GOP senator required before voting on his confirmation as attorney general.
Former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler tells House investigators Epstein was a masterful liar who used respectable people to legitimize himself.
Justice Department refuses court-ordered release of more Epstein files, seeking a 60-day delay and arguing the transparency act cannot be privately enforced.
House Oversight Chairman Comer pledges public Epstein hearings and a report he expects to include criminal referrals before an expected run for Kentucky governor.
House Oversight Chair Comer subpoenas billionaire investor Leon Black for the deposition and the women’s NDAs he refused to discuss during a voluntary Epstein interview.
A federal judge orders the Justice Department to release unredacted Epstein files by July 2 or justify every withholding, after an independent journalist sued over redactions she calls illegal.
The House Oversight Committee releases the full transcripts of Bill Gates’s and Epstein’s longtime assistant’s testimony, both maintaining they never witnessed his crimes.
Congressional staff tour the Texas prison camp where Maxwell got transferred after clearing Trump, but prison officials block questions about her treatment.
New Mexico orders JPMorgan, Google, and two dozen companies to preserve Epstein records, going around a Justice Department it says withholds unredacted files.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates tells the House Oversight Committee he never knew of Epstein’s crimes but that Epstein leveraged his marital affairs against him.
Trump-backed Pamela Evette advances to a South Carolina governor runoff as Nancy Mace finishes fifth and blames her vote to release the Epstein files.
Activists move their “Trump and Epstein Memorial Reading Room,” displaying all 3.5 million pages of the released DOJ files, to downtown Washington for the president’s birthday.
Former Attorney General Bondi tells House investigators she delegated the Epstein files review to acting Attorney General Blanche, as survivors demand sworn testimony.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick donated $5 million to House GOP super PAC one month before his Epstein testimony to the House Oversight Committee.
Trump-recruited Navy SEAL Gallrein ousts 7-term Rep. Massie in Kentucky GOP primary after Massie led Epstein files release and opposed OBBBA.
Transcript released Wednesday shows Commerce Secretary Lutnick told House Oversight last week his three Epstein encounters were ‘meaningless,’ including a 2012 island lunch.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick tells House Oversight he met Epstein only three times during 14 years as next-door neighbor, drawing Democratic resignation calls.
Federal judge unseals 2019 note attributed to Epstein after suicide attempt, declaring “they investigated me for month – found NOTHING!!!”
Epstein survivors push New York to lift estate immunity and hold hotels and banks liable for enabling sex trafficking.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before House Oversight Committee on May 29 about Epstein files release, 45 minutes after Democrats filed contempt charges.
Justice Department Inspector General opens compliance probe into DOJ’s identification, redaction, and release of Epstein Files Transparency Act records.
House Oversight Committee split on whether Trump should pardon Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange for testimony in Epstein investigation.
Rep. Garcia threatens former AG Bondi with contempt if she defies her bipartisan Epstein subpoena on Tuesday, with Republican co-sponsor Mace backing enforcement.
Federal judge dismisses Trump’s defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal over a sexually suggestive letter gifted to Jeffrey Epstein but gives him two weeks to refile.
Melania Trump denies Epstein ties in surprise White House address while confirming 2002 email to Maxwell calling a profile of him “nice.”
Bill Gates agrees to testify before House Oversight Committee on June 10 as part of Epstein investigation.
DOJ says former AG Bondi will not give Epstein deposition to House Oversight Committee now that she has left office.
Trump fires Attorney General Bondi after growing frustration she did not prosecute his political opponents aggressively enough, names Deputy AG Blanche as temporary replacement.
Trump discusses firing Attorney General Bondi over frustration that DOJ is not prosecuting his political opponents aggressively enough.
Newly released deposition videos show Epstein’s longtime lawyer and accountant told Congress they were never interviewed by federal investigators despite managing his finances and legal affairs for decades.
Trump posts “good, I’m glad he’s dead” after former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller dies at 81.
Epstein’s longtime lawyer tells House panel he had “no knowledge whatsoever” of crimes, as Democrats press for details on a settlement with a woman who accused Trump.
Democrats walk out of Epstein briefing after Oversight Chairman Comer tells a congresswoman she was “bitching,” and AG Bondi declines to confirm she will testify under oath next month.
House Oversight Committee subpoenas Attorney General Bondi to testify under oath in April on the Epstein investigation, with five Republicans joining all Democrats.
House Oversight chair says he is scheduling testimony from AG Bondi and Commerce Secretary Lutnick “very, very soon” as part of the Epstein investigation.
Epstein’s accountant names five sources of his wealth to House Oversight and reveals a foreign head of state conducted financial transactions with him.
Trump spends day campaigning in Ohio and Kentucky on day 13 of the Iran war, targeting Rep. Massie for forcing Epstein file release and challenging war powers.
Protest group installs Trump-Epstein “Titanic” statue on the National Mall with giant banners parodying Trump’s portraits on federal buildings.
AG Bondi moved to military base housing after receiving threats tied to the Maduro capture and her handling of the Epstein files.
New Mexico investigators search Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch as part of reopened criminal investigation into allegations of illegal activity including body burials.
Justice Department posts three FBI interview memos describing Trump sexual assault allegation by a girl who was 13 to 15, after CNN discovered the files were missing from the Epstein archive.
House Oversight subpoenas Attorney General Bondi over Epstein files as five Republicans join Democrats alleging DOJ is removing documents already made public.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick agrees to testify before House Oversight Committee on Epstein ties after GOP members prepared to force a subpoena.
House Oversight releases full video of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s Epstein depositions taken last week in suburban New York.
Bill Clinton becomes first former president deposed under congressional subpoena, denies any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes.
Justice Department exposed seven cooperating witnesses in Epstein file release by failing to redact jail records, only removing names after the New York Times confirmed their cooperation.
Hillary Clinton denies any Epstein knowledge in House Oversight deposition paused after Rep. Boebert leaks her photo, with Republicans also raising debunked Pizzagate conspiracy.
Justice Department says it is reviewing whether FBI interview summaries with a woman who accused Trump of sexual assault as a minor were “mistakenly withheld” from Epstein file release.
Over 90 FBI interview records appear missing from DOJ’s Epstein file release, including three related to a woman who says Epstein abused her as a child and who also accused Trump of sexual assault.
British police arrest former UK Ambassador to the U.S. Lord Mandelson on suspicion of passing market-sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a cabinet minister.