Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on the Trump Administration’s Inadequate Response to Epstein Files Subpoena

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after President Trump’s Department of Justice signaled it would begin production of a limited batch of Epstein files in response to a bipartisan congressional subpoena this Friday. Chairman James Comer’s subpoena called for the files to be given to the Committee today:

“Releasing the Epstein files in batches just continues this White House cover-up. The American people will not accept anything short of the full, unredacted Epstein files. In a bipartisan vote, the Committee demanded complete compliance with our subpoena. Handpicked, partial productions are wholly insufficient and potentially misleading, especially after Attorney General Bondi bragged about having the entirety of the Epstein files on her desk mere months ago. 

And to be clear, yesterday, during his deposition with the Committee, Attorney General Barr could not clear President Trump of wrongdoing. Chairman Comer should release the full, unedited transcript of his interview for the public. 

We will keep pressing until the American people get the truth—every document, every fact, in full. The administration must comply with our subpoena, by law.”

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