US House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files and Clinton depositions

The committee’s actions showed how even with members away from Washington on a monthlong break, interest in the Epstein files is still running high

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend has been serving a prison sentence for luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the wealthy financier. Picture: John Minchillo/AP

The US House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Justice Department on Tuesday for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a congressional probe that politicians believe may show links to President Donald Trump and other former top officials.

The Republican-controlled committee also issued subpoenas for depositions with former president Bill Clinton, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and eight former top law enforcement officials.