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House Democrats urge release of full Epstein files, criticize majority’s focus on Clinton

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · January 14, 2026

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Democrats on the Oversight Committee said they support cooperation in the Epstein and Maxwell investigation and criticized the majority for not enforcing subpoenas for DOJ-held Epstein files or compelling other witnesses, while entering declarations from the Clintons into the record.

Committee Democrats used the Jan. 13, 2026 deposition session to emphasize that the committee should secure documents and witnesses central to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, and to push back against the majority’s focus on former Secretary Hillary R. Clinton.

Speaker 3, speaking for House Democrats on the committee, said Democrats "support cooperation with the committee and believe that anyone with first hand knowledge of the crimes of Epstein and Maxwell or the actions of their co conspirators should come forward and provide that information to the committee." The minority representative criticized the majority for not enforcing a bipartisan subpoena for the release of full Epstein files held by the Department of Justice and for not compelling other witnesses, including Ghislaine Maxwell.

Speaker 3 also entered for the record factual declarations dated Jan. 13, 2026 from former President William J. Clinton and former Secretary Hillary R. Clinton as an exhibit. The minority reiterated that "this investigation is not political and not partisan" and framed the committee’s purpose as seeking "truth and justice for the victims and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's horrific crimes." The transcript records no immediate policy response from the majority to the minority’s call for additional document production or witness compulsion during this session.

Separately, Speaker 4 asked whether Democrats would insist on redactions in documents released to the committee and proposed transporting Ghislaine Maxwell from federal custody to appear before the panel; Speaker 4 requested the ranking member provide answers in the coming days. The session adjourned without recording any formal votes on document releases, witness compulsion, or the transport proposal.