A US congressional panel has released a trove of documents related to the federal investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The House of Representatives Oversight Committee published 33,295 pages, including flight logs, jail surveillance video, court filings, audio recordings and emails.
However, Republicans and Democrats alike stated that the files contained little new information and it remains unclear whether the Justice Department is withholding other Epstein records.
Pressure has been mounting from President Donald Trump’s supporters for increased transparency regarding the probe after the Justice Department noted in July that there was no incriminating Epstein client list.
Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Republican, ordered the documents to be made available online on Tuesday, following a legal summons issued to the Department of Justice last month.
Despite the release, Comer acknowledged that there was little new information, replying to NBC News: As far as I can see, there's nothing new in the documents.
The released videos include footage from outside Epstein's New York jail cell the night of his death, comprising 13 hours and 41 seconds of video from the evening of 9 August to the morning of 10 August 2019, when Epstein died. This is two hours more than what the Justice Department released two months ago, but the footage still lacks any explanation for the so-called missing minute in the timeline.
Attorney General Pam Bondi had previously described this anomaly as simply the jail's camera system resetting, though its existence has fueled conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein's death, officially ruled a suicide.
The released documents also feature video interviews from 2006 with individuals claiming to have been Epstein's victims, alongside police bodycam footage during searches of Epstein's home.
Despite criticisms regarding transparency, Democratic congresswoman Summer Lee noted that the only significant new detail was flight logs detailing Epstein's travels to and from his private island. Legislative efforts are ongoing to compel the Justice Department to release all files related to Epstein's case within a specified period.
In a meeting with Epstein victims, House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed the emotional impact of their testimonies, and there are plans for a news conference by lawmakers and survivors on Capitol Hill soon.
