Jeffery Epstein.
The U.S. Virgin Islands is once again at the center of the federal government’s widening review of Jeffrey Epstein, as House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has issued subpoenas to J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank for Epstein’s financial records and formally requested documents from U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon Rhea. The move marks the latest step in the Committee’s sweeping investigation into the government’s handling of the Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases.
Chairman Comer’s request to Attorney General Rhea is part of a broader effort to examine the full scope of federal investigative activity surrounding Epstein, whose decades-long connections to the Virgin Islands—including property ownership and legal disputes—remain a key component of congressional scrutiny.
According to the Committee, the investigation seeks to provide “accountability and transparency to the American people and the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s horrific crimes.” The Oversight Committee detailed a series of actions it has taken to date, including the release of approximately 65,000 pages of documents, which include materials from the Department of Justice, the Epstein Estate, and transcripts from depositions with former Attorney General Bill Barr and former Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta.
Comer issued a subpoena to the Department of Justice on August 5, 2025, seeking all documents and communications in its possession related to Epstein and Maxwell. To date, DOJ has produced roughly 33,000 pages of records, now publicly posted on the Committee’s website.
The Committee has also issued deposition subpoenas to several high-ranking political and law enforcement officials, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, former Attorneys General James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick Garland, William Barr, Jeff Sessions, and Alberto Gonzales, and former FBI Director Robert Mueller. Deposition transcripts will be made public, the Committee said.
A deposition with former Attorney General William Barr has already been completed, and the transcript was released. The Committee said Barr “debunked the Democrats’ false claims about President Trump.”
In addition, the Committee accepted written declarations—under penalty of prosecution for false statements—from Comey, Gonzales, Holder, Lynch, Sessions, and Garland, each stating they possess no information about the Epstein or Maxwell cases. After learning that Mueller’s health prevents him from testifying, the Committee withdrew his subpoena.
The Committee is currently coordinating with attorneys for Bill and Hillary Clinton to schedule their depositions.
Former U.S. Attorney and former Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta voluntarily sat for a transcribed interview on September 19, 2025. The Committee released that transcript, stating that Acosta “destroyed the Democrats’ Trump-Epstein smear,” asserting that “there was no contact between President Trump and former U.S. Attorney Acosta, and no link between Trump and Epstein in the case.”
A subpoena was issued to the Epstein Estate on August 25, 2025, directing the estate to produce all relevant documents and communications in unredacted form. The estate began producing documents in September and continues to do so on a rolling basis.
On July 23, 2025, a deposition subpoena was issued to Ghislaine Maxwell.
Comer has also requested relevant Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, seeking information tied to the enforcement of sex-trafficking laws in connection with Epstein and Maxwell. Treasury, according to the Committee, is “fully cooperating” with the request.
The Committee released cover letters accompanying the subpoenas to J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank, demanding financial records linked to Epstein’s transactions. Both institutions have been previously examined in connection with their financial relationships with Epstein.
With the Committee’s direct request for documents from U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon Rhea, the territory remains deeply connected to the federal inquiry. Epstein’s extensive ties to the Virgin Islands — including his residence, business operations, and the legal actions that followed his conviction — continue to place the territory at the center of national attention as Congress pushes for broader disclosure.
The Committee emphasized that its investigation is ongoing and that additional actions are forthcoming as it works to obtain a full accounting of federal activity surrounding Epstein and Maxwell.
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