# House Oversight Committee Criticizes Trump Administration Over Epstein Records

> House Oversight Committee accuses Trump administration of mishandling Epstein records release, delaying disclosures and exposing victims' identities.
- Title: House Oversight Committee Criticizes Trump Administration…
- Summary: House Oversight Committee accuses Trump administration of mishandling Epstein records release, delaying disclosures and exposing victims' identities.
- Keywords: house oversight committee, trump administration, epstein records, jeffrey epstein, ghislaine maxwell, justice department, epstein files transparency act, epstein files, federal investigation, work release, redactions, Seattletimes
- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/house-oversight-committee-criticizes-trump-administration-over-release-of-epstein-records
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- Topics: house oversight committee, trump administration, epstein records, jeffrey epstein, ghislaine maxwell, justice department, epstein files transparency act, epstein files, federal investigation, work release, redactions, news
## Committee Criticizes Administration
House Oversight Committee slammed Trump administration for botching public release of millions of pages of Epstein records.
## Congress Intervention
Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act after administration missed disclosure deadlines and concealed co-conspirators' names.
## Epstein Files Disclosure
Justice Department released over 3 million pages, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images of Epstein records by January.
## Political Fallout
Over 350 ads mentioning Epstein aired in November elections, with both parties accusing each other of taking donations from Epstein associates.
## Epstein's Legal History
Epstein avoided federal prosecution after a deal with U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta, who later became Trump's first labor secretary.
## Victim Abuse Claims
A woman reported being abused by Epstein during his work release, which the committee called an 'abuse of discretion' by Palm Beach County sheriff's office.
## Redaction Failures
DOJ failed to redact names of nearly 100 women victims, but also concealed co-conspirators' names in some redactions.
## Committee Conclusion
Committee chairman James Comer says federal government failed victims of Epstein and Maxwell for decades, allowing Epstein to operate with impunity.
## Key takeaway

House Oversight Committee says Trump administration failed to protect Epstein victims by mishandling records release, exposing identities and missing co-conspirators.