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ARTICLE VIEW:
House GOP Oversight panel subpoenas Epstein estate for ‘birthday
book,’ other documents
By Sarah Ferris, CNN
Updated:
5:07 PM EDT, Mon August 25, 2025
Source: CNN
The House Oversight Committee has deepened its probe into the federal
government’s investigation of the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey
Epstein, issuing a subpoena to his estate for an array of documents.
The GOP-led committee issued the to Epstein’s estate Monday,
demanding a slew of documents that include the so-called “birthday
book” – a reported collection of letters gifted to Epstein for his
50th birthday that included a note bearing President Donald Trump’s
name. Trump has repeatedly denied writing the letter and , which first
reported on it, for defamation.
“Recent reporting indicates the estate of Mr. Epstein has access to
documents relevant to the Committee’s investigation, including the
alleged ‘birthday book’ prepared for Mr. Epstein by Ms. Maxwell,”
GOP Chairman James Comer wrote in a to Epstein’s estate.
The committee is also seeking Epstein’s will, all non-disclosure
agreements executed by him, his financial documents and “any document
or record that could be reasonably construed to be a potential list of
clients involved in sex, sex acts, or sex trafficking” facilitated by
Epstein.
In a statement, Comer signaled that people involved in Epstein’s
estate are willing to comply with the subpoena. He set a deadline of
September 8 for the estate to hand over the documents.
“It is our understanding that the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein is in
custody and control of documents that may further the Committee’s
investigation and legislative goals. Further, it is our understanding
the Estate is ready and willing to provide these documents to the
Committee pursuant to a subpoena,” Comer said.
“The Epstein Estate received a subpoena this afternoon from the House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; we are reviewing it. As
the Co-Executors have always said, they will comply with all lawful
process in this matter, and that includes the Committee’s
subpoena,” said Daniel Weiner of the law firm Hughes Hubbard and
Reed.
The Kentucky Republican also announced that the committee would sit
down with Alexander Acosta, who served as secretary of the Department
of Labor during Trump’s first term, for a transcribed interview.
During his time as US attorney in Florida, Acosta oversaw a 2008 plea
deal with Epstein.
Acosta, who served as the US Attorney for the Southern District of
Florida, will appear voluntarily for an interview on September 19, the
committee said.
Acosta had been widely criticized during Trump’s first term for that
plea agreement.
In 2019, then-Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after accusing him
of having “cut Epstein a sweetheart deal.”
The escalation of the House committee’s Epstein investigation comes
after the Department of Justice handed over thousands of pages of
Epstein-related documents to the panel last Friday. But Democrats on
that panel have said only about “3 percent” have new information,
including flight logs from the Customs and Border Protection agency on
the location of Epstein’s former plane.
Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the committee, said in a
statement, “After weeks of pressure from Oversight Democrats,
Chairman Comer has finally issued a subpoena for Jeffrey Epstein’s
infamous birthday book, which contains critical information about
Epstein’s social network—and has agreed to hear testimony from Alex
Acosta. These are important steps forward to get long-overdue answers
about sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. It doesn’t matter
who you are: If you were involved with Jeffrey Epstein and you hurt
people, you need to be held accountable.”
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