But there’s one Republican who’s done more than any other to bring new and damaging Jeffrey Epstein material to light — Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chair of the House Oversight Committee. Trump’s allies hyped the Epstein files as the key to unraveling the sort of elite pedophile ring right-wing conspiracy theorists have raved about for years. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) walks to talk to reporters about the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on Capitol Hill on Sept. 19, 2025. “Their Epstein ‘investigation’ created virtually every major headache for House Republicans this Congress.”Comer declined to comment for this article. AdvertisementRep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), another Oversight Committee member, said Republicans didn’t have much choice but to grab whatever the estate was holding.
