House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer mentioned his “goal” is to release files associated to Jeffrey Epstein quickly as soon as the Justice Department begins turning them over Friday, however harassed they need to watch out not to do something that would hurt victims.
“We’re going to review (them) and we’ll work as quickly as we can. You know, this is sensitive information. We want to make sure we don’t do anything to harm or jeopardize any victims that were involved in this, but we’re going to be transparent. We were doing what we said we would do. We’re getting the documents, and I believe the White House will work with us,” he informed reporters on Capitol Hill.
When pressed by NCS on why the committee wouldn’t instantly release the files since DOJ was instructed by the House subpoena to redact victims’ identities and different delicate data, Comer responded, “I can’t imagine very many scenarios where we would further redact anything.”
“Usually we have concerns over over-redaction. So we’re just going to see what they send us and we’ll go from there,” he mentioned.
Comer added that he was nonetheless anticipating that the committee would obtain information on Friday.
Earlier within the week, a spokesperson for the committee instructed it may be a extra concerned course of to release the fabric.
“The Committee intends to make the records public after thorough review to ensure all victims’ identification and child sexual abuse material are redacted. The Committee will also consult with the DOJ to ensure any documents released do not negatively impact ongoing criminal cases and investigations,” the spokesperson mentioned.