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James Comer makes big Epstein claim involving Trump's DOJ

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has made a big claim about the Jeffrey Epstein case files that seems to indicate President Donald Trump's Justice Department is caving on the issue.According to HuffPost, Comer issued a news release announcing that “Officials with the Department of Justice have informed us that the Department will begin to provide Epstein-related records to the Oversight Committee this week on Friday.”This marks a big departure from the Trump administration's prior stance, which "said last month it would not release any material relating to its prosecution of Epstein, who died in jail after being indicted in 2019 for sex trafficking minors," noted the report.The Jeffrey Epstein files controversy has been damaging the Trump administration for weeks, as his own supporters have grown frustrated with the lack of transparency the president promised on the campaign trail. Rumors and conspiracy theories have swirled about the deceased wealth manager for years, kicked into high gear after he was found dead of suicide in his Manhattan cell in 2019, before he could be taken to trial.Attorney General Pam Bondi had previously stated she had the Epstein "client list" — a long-rumored document detailing people who may have been involved with Epstein's schemes — only to later announce this "client list" did not exist, further enraging observers who wanted more answers on the case.Last month, Democrats successfully forced the issue by forcing a bipartisan subpoena for the Epstein files out of the Oversight Committee. To save face, Comer also issued subpoenas for information from a number of Democrats, including the Clintons.