Letter to Epstein Estate Requesting In Camera Production

From: Rep. James Comer, Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformTo: Estate of Jeffrey Epstein, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Epstein EstateIn Camera ReviewDocument Production
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM LETTER TO THE EPSTEIN ESTATE RE: IN CAMERA REVIEW DATED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 This record is a formal committee letter from Chairman James Comer to counsel for the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein. The letter follows earlier compulsory-process activity and narrows the immediate dispute to document access and review mechanics. Rather than treating the matter only as a yes-or-no production demand, the Committee requests an in camera process so staff can examine unredacted materials directly while preserving confidentiality controls during review. The letter explains that the Committee seeks estate-held records relevant to its legislative inquiry into federal and related institutional handling of Epstein- and Maxwell-related matters. It references prior requests and subpoenas, and then asks counsel to produce specified records to the Committee under a controlled review framework. In practical terms, this document serves as a bridge between broad subpoena language and a concrete production workflow. The text also functions as a compliance checkpoint. By requesting in camera production, the Committee signals that partial or heavily redacted submissions are not sufficient for the present phase of oversight. The letter asks for a status update, identifies expected next steps through counsel, and preserves the Committee's position that compulsory authority remains available if negotiations do not produce complete access. For archive purposes, this is a key process document: it captures the Committee's transition from initial subpoena issuance to implementation-level document review, including how unredacted estate records may be examined without immediate public release. Source: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Available at: https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025.09.16-Letter-to-Epstein-Estate-re-In-Camera-Review.pdf

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