GOP-led House report slams systemic failures in handling of Epstein case

Congressional Republicans are pressing for renewed investigations into sex crimes cases involving disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, accusing authorities of mishandling the case for decades. The US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Tuesday released a new 137-page report marking the most comprehensive investigation yet by lawmakers into the federal government’s handling of the Epstein saga.

“What we found was both heartbreaking and infuriating,” Republican Representative James Comer of Kentucky, who chairs the committee, said in a video address. “These women endured unimaginable abuse, and the federal government failed them at nearly every turn,” he added.

“Had the government done its job, much of this abuse could have been prevented.” The committee, which currently holds a Republican majority, is the House’s main investigative panel and has the power to subpoena witnesses and documents.