Eric Holder Counsel Letter Responding to Oversight Subpoena

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM LETTER TO CHAIRMAN COMER FROM COUNSEL FOR FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC H. HOLDER JR. DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 This document is a written submission from Robert K. Kelner of Covington & Burling LLP, counsel to former Attorney General Eric Holder, responding to the Committee's August 5, 2025 letter and deposition subpoena. The letter states that the response is being provided in written form in lieu of live deposition testimony after discussions with committee staff. Counsel's core position is that, based on public records and outreach to former senior staff from Holder's tenure, they found no indication that Holder was involved in Epstein or Maxwell matters while he served as Attorney General (2009-2015). The letter acknowledges limits on access to historical DOJ internal files not in counsel's possession, but asserts that diligence conducted by the legal team was consistent with Holder's recollection of non-involvement. The document is procedurally significant for two reasons. First, it formalizes substitution of a written representation for a compelled appearance, showing the Committee accepted a document-first approach for this witness at that stage. Second, it supplies a factual narrative that can be tested against any later-produced agency records or testimony from other officials. For archive purposes, the letter captures how the Oversight Committee handled responses from former executive-branch leadership: not only by issuing subpoenas, but by creating written records that preserve witness positions on recollection and involvement for future cross-reference. Source: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Available at: https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-09-26-Letter-to-Chairman-Comer.pdf