House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., issued multiple subpoenas Aug. 5, demanding testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein from the Clintons, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and eight former law enforcement officials.
The committee announced the subpoenas in an Aug. 5 press release, detailing demands for testimony, documents, and the deposition schedule.
It is ordering the DOJ to hand over “all responsive documents that are in your possession, custody, or control” related to Epstein by Aug. 19, according to the subpoena.
Comer’s subpoenas also demand sworn testimony from former Attorneys General Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, William Barr, Merrick Garland, Jeff Sessions, and Alberto Gonzales, as well as former FBI directors James Comey and Robert Mueller. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are also named.
Depositions will begin Aug. 18 with Barr and end Oct. 14 with Bill Clinton, Comer announced in an Aug. 5 post on X.
🚨BREAKING🚨
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) August 5, 2025
The House Oversight Committee is compelling the following individuals to appear for depositions through issued subpoenas:
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: October 9
Former President Bill Clinton: October 14
Former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland:…
In his subpoena letters, Comer said public scrutiny demands a full accounting of how the federal government handled the Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutions. Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate, is currently serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking.
“The facts and circumstances surrounding both Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell’s cases have received immense public interest and scrutiny,” Comer wrote in the letters.
He said Congress must “conduct oversight of the federal government’s enforcement of sex trafficking laws generally” and “its handling of the investigation and prosecution of Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell.”
On July 23, a bipartisan subcommittee approved the motion to compel testimony and demand DOJ documents. Lawmakers added amendments to shield victims’ identities and to require the release of Biden administration communications with the DOJ, the committee said in the release.
The subpoenas come as scrutiny of the Epstein case continues to intensify.
A July 7 DOJ and FBI memo asserted Epstein had no “client list” and died by suicide — a conclusion that reignited public skepticism rather than ending it. A CBS News/YouGov poll conducted July 18-21 found 81% of Americans want all Epstein-related documents released.