A key House committee is looking into the investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking crimes.

As chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky) is obligated, under House rules, to issue the subpoena to the Justice Department. But he has not said when he will do so.

The Trump Administration has tried—and failed—to put tensions over its handling of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's case to bed for weeks. But they’ve only continued to escalate as news outlets have reported new information related to President Donald Trump’s years-long relationship with Epstein and potential inclusion in files related to the case.

We don’t yet know the full story of the Trump administration’s sudden reluctance to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. Its reversal appears to have coincided with the president being told his name appeared in the files,

Justice department official meeting Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell as pressure grows on Trump to release files linked to Epstein's sex trafficking network.

The Trump administration's request to release grand jury transcripts from the Epstein investigation was denied

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, a "birthday book" compiled for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday in 2003 included a "bawdy" letter from President Trump.

Clinton's name has appeared several times in documents related to Epstein, who died six years ago while in prison, and those documents and related testimony have been publicly reported on. Thursday's report comes as President Donald Trump 's administration continues grappling with the fallout from its handling of the investigation of Epstein's 2019 death,