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House subcommittee votes to subpoena Department of Justice for Epstein files; amendment to protect victims' identifying information added
Summary
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files related to Jeffrey Epstein after debate and amendments; the final recorded roll call was 8–2 in favor of the motion as amended.
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files relating to Jeffrey Epstein after extended debate and multiple amendments.
Representative Lee offered the motion that the subcommittee "issue a subpoena to the Department of Justice for the full, complete, unredacted Epstein files to be delivered concurrently to the majority and minority of the subcommittee," saying members had called for answers and transparency.
After procedural amendments and debate — including proposals to limit the subpoena to communications involving President Biden and an amendment to require redaction of victims' names and personally identifying information — the subcommittee approved the subpoena as amended. The clerk recorded the final vote as eight in favor and two opposed.
Why it matters: Members from both parties argued the files could…
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