• The House Oversight Committee released new documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's case.
• Former Attorney General William Barr's deposition transcript was made public.
• Bipartisan efforts are ongoing to release all federal documents related to Epstein.
• Two former attorneys general deny having information relevant to the investigation.

The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has disclosed additional documents as part of an investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Chaired by Rep. James Comer, the committee revealed the full transcript of former Attorney General William Barr’s closed-door deposition conducted in August. During this testimony, Barr stated he did not have conversations with President Donald Trump regarding his presence in Justice Department files about Epstein, despite multiple reports indicating otherwise, according to The Hill, TRT Global, and AA.

In his testimony, Barr recalled two conversations with Trump concerning Epstein. He mentioned that upon hearing about Epstein's death, he warned Trump that he "better brace for this," indicating that an investigation would be conducted vigorously. Barr also relayed that Trump previously mentioned having distanced himself from Epstein, stating that he had "pushed him out of Mar-a-Lago," according to The Hill, TRT Global, and AA.

The committee also published correspondence from former Attorneys General Alberto Gonzales and Jeff Sessions. Both attorneys general denied having any information pertinent to the ongoing probe into Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Sessions specifically noted that he lacked relevant knowledge pertaining to the investigation during his term, which ended months before Epstein's indictment on federal charges, according to The Hill, TRT Global, and AA.

Bipartisan congressional efforts are underway to compel the release of all federally held documents associated with the Epstein case. Epstein's death in August 2019 occurred while he awaited trial on federal sex trafficking charges, during which he had pleaded not guilty, according to The Hill, TRT Global, and AA.