House Democrats on the Oversight Committee published Friday partial records from a third tranche of files the committee received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein earlier this week that contained bank, flight, and phone logs of the disgraced financier.
The 8,544 documents, sent from the Epstein estate on Wednesday, are the third round of files they have received since the committee subpoenaed Epstein’s estate earlier this year, and included mentions of possible contact between Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, and Prince Andrew with Epstein.
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“Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?),” Epstein’s schedule for Dec. 6, 2014, reads.
On Feb. 16, 2019, Epstein’s schedule listed a “7:00 am BREAKFAST w/Steve Bannon.” On Nov. 27, 2017, the schedule listed a 12 p.m. lunch with Thiel.
Prince Andrew’s name appears on a passenger manifest from May 12, 2000.
The Washington Examiner has reached out to Musk, Bannon, Thiel, and Prince Andrew for comment. The Washington Examiner was unable to reach Prince Andrew for comment. All four men have previously denied wrongdoing.
The documents include phone logs from 2002-2005, copies of flight logs and flight passengers and cargo — including helicopters — that Epstein owned, rented, leased, operated, or used from 1990-2019, copies of ledgers reflecting transactions recorded as cash transactions for him and business entities, as well as his daily schedule between 2010 and 2019.
House Oversight Democrats released parts of the documents received Friday ahead of the majority’s full release expected at a later date. They said they will further review documents that were redacted for victim protection.
“It should be clear to every American that Jeffrey Epstein was friends with some of the most powerful and wealthiest men in the world,” Oversight Spokesperson Sara Guerrero said in a press release. “Every new document produced provides new information as we work to bring justice for the survivors and victims. Oversight Democrats will not stop until we identify everyone complicit in Epstein’s heinous crimes. It’s past time for Attorney General Bondi to release all the files now.”
This is not the first time Oversight Democrats have released files before the GOP. Prior to the committee releasing the documents related to the ‘birthday book’ compiled by Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell, House Oversight Democrats posted the image on social media.
JEFFREY EPSTEIN 50TH BIRTHDAY BOOK WITH TRUMP NOTE TURNED OVER TO HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
“It’s unfortunate that Democrats continue to meaninglessly cherry-pick documents and politicize this investigation,” a GOP Oversight spokesperson said in response. “They are intentionally withholding documents that contain names of Democrat officials, and the information they released today is old news. We are focused on delivering transparency and accountability for the survivors, and will release documents in full.”
The committee received the first set of documents earlier this month in response to Chairman James Comer’s (R-KY) subpoena from Aug. 25.
The batch of documents came after Comer widened the investigation into Epstein, as the issue has heated up since July. Trump, House GOP leadership, and the Justice Department have sought to move past the Epstein files following public fallout from when the department announced after the July 4 weekend that it had no plans to make any further documents available and affirmed that Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges related to the sex trafficking of minors.
The committee issued 10 subpoenas for depositions, including the Clintons, from August through October. The other eight subpoenaed are former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller and former Attorneys General Merrick Garland, Bill Barr, Jeff Sessions, Alberto Gonzales, Loretta Lynch, and Eric Holder, though not all were asked to show up in person. Barr’s transcript from his testimony was released earlier this month.
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The House Oversight Committee also released 33,000 pages of DOJ files on Epstein, just after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced his discharge petition to try to force a vote for a full release of the Epstein files. The discharge petition must reach 218 signatures to force a vote on his bill. The discharge petition is merely one signature short of forcing Johnson to put their Epstein transparency bill on the House floor for a vote.
After Democrats win in Tuesday’s special election, it will deliver the final signature needed. The so-called “discharge petition” must reach 218 signatures before the authors can call a vote after seven legislative days. All Democrats have been joined by four Republicans, making up the 217 signatures as of Friday. Adelita Grijalva, who just won Arizona’s special election, confirmed to the Washington Examiner earlier this month that she would sign the Epstein discharge petition.