House Republicans release the first tranche of Epstein files

House Republicans on Tuesday night released the first group of files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which primarily includes information already publicly released.

The Justice Department delivered its first trove of files to Congress last month, after the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the department for the files. But the committee took over a week to review the 33,000 files, per Politico.

"This is the most thorough investigation into Epstein and [Ghislaine] Maxwell to date, and we are getting results," House Oversight Chairman James Comer said during a House Rules Committee meeting on Tuesday evening, Fox News reported.

"We have already deposed former Attorney General Bill Barr, the Department of Justice provided nearly 34,000 pages of documents and will produce more, which are being made public as we speak."

The Trump administration and congressional Republicans have faced heavy backlash for the handling of the Epstein case, particularly related to the late financier's alleged "client list," which the administration says does not exist. 

House Republicans have promised to work with the Justice Department to protect the identities of Epstein's alleged victims or reveal information that could compromise criminal proceedings. 

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