Congressional and Government Actions

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Source: Epstein World Pulse β€” Master Index. All claims are from internet research as of February 2026. DOJ file evidence cross-referenced 2026-02-26.

Overview

Congressional action β€” particularly through the House Oversight Committee and the bipartisan coalition behind the Epstein Files Transparency Act β€” has been the primary driver of the Epstein file release and much of the accountability that has followed. Key actions include the signing of the Transparency Act, the naming of co-conspirators, the holding of depositions, and multiple oversight hearings and testimonies.

Key Facts and Claims

The Epstein Files Transparency Act

  • Signed into law by President Trump in November 2025.
  • Championed by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) β€” a rare bipartisan legislative achievement.
  • Mandated the DOJ to identify and release responsive documents from the Epstein investigation.
  • Led to the December 2025 and January 2026 major releases (combined: millions of pages, thousands of videos, hundreds of thousands of images).

House Oversight Committee Actions

  • Subpoenaed Ghislaine Maxwell (July 2025) β€” Maxwell appeared virtually for a closed-door deposition in February 2026 and invoked the Fifth Amendment throughout.
  • Les Wexner gave a closed-door deposition in February 2026.
  • Howard Lutnick testified before Congress in February 2026 and publicly confirmed for the first time that his family visited Epstein's private island in December 2012.
  • Bill Clinton agreed to testify publicly before the committee.
  • Finding about Clinton: The committee found Clinton "may have had the strongest influence of all of Epstein's associates" in the early 2000s.

Rep. Ro Khanna's Key Actions

  • Publicly named the six unredacted co-conspirators from FBI August 2019 documents on February 10, 2026: Wexner, bin Sulayem, Brunel, Maxwell, Groff, and others.
  • Brought Haley Robson (Epstein survivor, recruited at age 16) as his guest to the State of the Union address in February 2026.
  • Has been a consistent advocate for maximum disclosure and victim advocacy.

Senate Finance Committee β€” JPMorgan Investigation

  • November 2025: Sen. Ron Wyden's committee published findings showing top JPMorgan executives reporting to CEO Jamie Dimon closely supervised the Epstein client relationship.

Rep. Jamie Raskin's Financial Findings

  • Identified $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions linked to Epstein across four major banks.

NPR Investigation (February 24, 2026)

  • Documented that 53 specific pages related to Trump-linked abuse allegations were removed from the public DOJ database after brief availability β€” prompting Democratic calls for accountability.

Context and Analysis

The Transparency Act's bipartisan origins give it unusual political durability β€” neither party can entirely kill it without political cost. However, the implementation has been contested, with Democrats arguing the Trump DOJ has managed the release to protect politically sensitive materials.

The congressional deposition process has yielded significant disclosures (Lutnick confirming the island visit, Maxwell invoking the Fifth) while also highlighting the limits of the process (Maxwell refusing to testify, many figures not yet called).

Key Claims for DOJ Evidence Cross-Reference

  • Claim A: The Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed by Trump in November 2025, championed by Khanna (D) and Massie (R).
  • Claim B: Ghislaine Maxwell was subpoenaed July 2025, appeared virtually for closed-door deposition February 2026, and invoked the Fifth Amendment throughout.
  • Claim C: Lutnick publicly confirmed his family's December 2012 island visit during February 2026 congressional testimony.
  • Claim D: Rep. Khanna named six unredacted co-conspirators on February 10, 2026.
  • Claim E: House Oversight Committee found Clinton "may have had the strongest influence of all of Epstein's associates" in the early 2000s.
  • Claim F: Sen. Wyden's Senate Finance Committee found JPMorgan executives reporting to Jamie Dimon supervised the Epstein relationship (November 2025).
  • Claim G: Rep. Raskin identified $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions linked to Epstein across four banks.

DOJ File Evidence

Claim A β€” The Epstein Files Transparency Act signed by Trump, championed by Khanna and Massie

Verdict: SUPPORTS

The corpus itself is direct evidence of the Act's existence and implementation. EFTA02847766 is the DOJ's own internal review protocol document drafted pursuant to the Act, specifying the nine categories of responsive documents that must be released, the permitted redactions, and the standard that "no record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." The Act is cited by name and its requirements are quoted verbatim. The entire DOJ corpus released under the EFTA is documentary proof of the legislation's enactment and implementation.

  • EFTA02847766 β€” DOJ internal review protocol: "The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the Attorney General to produce 'all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials' in DOJ possession that 'relate to': (1) Jeffrey Epstein including all investigations, prosecutions, or custodial matters. (2) Ghislaine Maxwell. (3) Flight logs or travel records… (4) Individuals, including government officials, named or referenced in connection with Epstein's criminal activities…"

The passage also identifies permitted withholding categories (CSAM, victim PII) and expressly prohibits political sensitivity as a basis for withholding.

Claim B β€” Maxwell subpoenaed July 2025, deposed February 2026, invoked Fifth Amendment

Verdict: INCONCLUSIVE (post-corpus)

The February 2026 House Oversight deposition is a post-corpus event. The corpus does not contain records of the July 2025 subpoena or the February 2026 closed-door congressional deposition. However, the corpus extensively documents Maxwell's prior pattern of invoking the Fifth Amendment and refusing to cooperate with investigators: EFTA02785815, EFTA02830223, EFTA02830387, and related Maxwell criminal case documents (EFTA00018997, EFTA00097331) from the S.D.N.Y. proceedings. These pre-2026 records establish the pattern of non-cooperation that the 2026 deposition reportedly continued.

Claim C β€” Lutnick confirmed December 2012 island visit during February 2026 congressional testimony

Verdict: INCONCLUSIVE (post-corpus)

The February 2026 congressional testimony itself is a post-corpus event and not present in the DOJ files. However, the underlying island visit is corroborated in the corpus: EFTA00875997 contains a December 21, 2012 email from Allison Lutnick arranging a visit β€” "This is Allison Lutnick. We are looking forward to visiting you. We will be coming from Caneel Bay in the morning. We are a crowd… 2 families each with 4 kids ranging in age from 7–16!" β€” forwarded to Epstein asking about the Lutnick families arriving on Sunday. Additionally, EFTA01249205 (FBI intake, October 2020) identifies Lutnick as Epstein's neighbor with potential financial connections. The congressional acknowledgment formalized publicly what the corpus already documents privately.

Claim D β€” Rep. Khanna named six unredacted co-conspirators on February 10, 2026

Verdict: INCONCLUSIVE (post-corpus)

Khanna's public naming on February 10, 2026 is a post-corpus event. However, the underlying FBI documents identifying the co-conspirators are within the corpus. EFTA00173201 contains an FBI intelligence entry listing "Lesie Wexner (Co-conspirator)" with associated case type, DOB, and HUMINT intelligence sources. EFTA02820992 references connections "to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jean Luc Brunel" and "certain other names of other criminal enterprise members." EFTA02814855 and EFTA02815227 contain references to Lesley Groff and others being identified as potential co-conspirators by investigative parties. Khanna's naming drew on these and similar FBI records that are now part of the released corpus.

Claim E β€” House Oversight Committee found Clinton "may have had the strongest influence of all of Epstein's associates"

Verdict: INCONCLUSIVE (post-corpus)

The specific February 2026 committee finding is a post-corpus event. The corpus does not contain House Oversight Committee reports or findings from 2025–2026. However, EFTA01682136 (a document citing Vanity Fair and similar reporting) states that "Epstein's friendship with Clinton has attracted the most attention," reflecting the historical prominence of the Clinton–Epstein connection documented in contemporaneous sources. EFTA00145606 references "Bill Clinton (David Boies long-term good friend)" in a context discussing Epstein's associates. The corpus extensively documents multiple Clinton–Epstein contacts (flights logged in the corpus, Africa trip 2002, other interactions in Doc 5) that would provide the factual basis for the committee's assessment, even though the committee's specific characterization is itself post-corpus.

Claim F β€” Wyden Senate Finance Committee: JPMorgan executives reporting to Dimon supervised the Epstein relationship (November 2025)

Verdict: SUPPORTS (civil litigation evidence predates committee finding)

While the November 2025 Senate Finance Committee report is post-corpus, the underlying factual basis β€” that awareness of Epstein's conduct reached CEO Jamie Dimon β€” is extensively documented in the corpus through the USVI and Jane Doe civil litigation documents. EFTA02807184 (James Staley motion to dismiss, April 2023) states explicitly: "Awareness of Epstein's criminal conduct reached the bank's highest levels, including CEO Jamie Dimon… and the CEO of private banking, Mary Erdoes, who nevertheless advocated to keep Epstein as a client." Multiple other litigation documents reinforce this: EFTA02810316 and EFTA02808021 contain allegations that Dimon would have been confronted with specific documentary evidence; EFTA02818496 details JPMorgan private banking client management procedures around Epstein. The DOJ corpus provides the documentary foundation upon which Wyden's committee finding was built.

  • EFTA02807184 β€” "Awareness of Epstein's criminal conduct reached the bank's highest levels, including CEO Jamie Dimon (ΒΆΒΆ 216-17), and the CEO of private banking, Mary Erdoes, who nevertheless advocated to keep Epstein as a client."
  • EFTA02807184 β€” "this knowledge reached the highest levels of the bank, including CEO Jamie Dimon (ΒΆΒΆ 44-51, 86). And JPMorgan's failure to follow required banking practices permitted the sex trafficking conspiracy to operate."

Claim G β€” Rep. Raskin identified $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions across four banks

Verdict: SUPPORTS (partial β€” pattern confirmed, specific total is congressional finding)

The specific $1.5 billion figure cited by Raskin is a 2025 congressional finding not contained in the corpus. However, the corpus extensively documents the suspicious transaction patterns at JPMorgan that contribute to that aggregate. EFTA02812502 (USVI Statement of Material Facts) documents that JPMorgan "failed to detect or prevent millions of dollars of suspicious transactions" in violation of anti-money laundering requirements, that structured transactions were identified as human trafficking red flags in JPMorgan's own training materials, and that Epstein's accounts involved large cash withdrawals, wires to victims, and payments to known recruiters. EFTA00150739 additionally documents that "regulators described Epstein's transactions as 'suspicious' and accused Deutsche Bank" of similar failures, confirming the multi-bank dimension of Raskin's finding.

  • EFTA02812502 β€” "JPMorgan… failed to detect or prevent millions of dollars of suspicious transactions"; "structured transactions [identified as a] 'Key Indicator/Red Flag of potential Human Trafficking activity'"
  • EFTA00150739 β€” "Regulators described Epstein's transactions as 'suspicious' and accused Deutsche Bank" of anti-money laundering failures

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