James Comey Letter to House Oversight Committee

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM LETTER TO CHAIRMAN COMER FROM FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES B. COMEY DATED OCTOBER 1, 2025 This record is a written response submitted by former FBI Director James Comey in connection with the Committee's Epstein records investigation. The letter is part of the same witness-response channel used for other former senior officials during late 2025, where the Committee documented recollections and involvement claims through signed correspondence. The communication addresses the Committee's request for information related to federal handling of Epstein- and Maxwell-related matters and reflects Comey's stated recollection concerning his tenure. Like comparable letters in this oversight sequence, the focus is on whether the witness recalls direct involvement, briefings, or decision-making related to the underlying investigations and disclosures. In oversight terms, the letter is best read as a position statement that anchors later fact-checking. It does not replace source case files, but it creates a timestamped congressional record that can be measured against production from DOJ components, FBI files, and other witness submissions. This is especially relevant where recollection may be partial and where events occurred across administrations and multiple investigative phases. For archive users, this entry documents how the Committee assembled a record from former intelligence and law-enforcement leadership without relying solely on hearing testimony. It preserves a primary response artifact in the sequence of late-2025 congressional inquiry documents. Source: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Available at: https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/House-Oversight-Comey-Letter-October-1-2025.pdf