Committee Summons Jeff Sessions for Epstein Investigation

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has called on former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to provide testimony later this month. This is part of an ongoing examination of how the government dealt with the Jeffrey Epstein case.

This subpoena follows a bipartisan vote last month from the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee, which decided to compel ten high-ranking officials with relevant knowledge to testify.

Additionally, a subpoena was issued to the U.S. Department of Justice by August 19, seeking documents and records related to Epstein.

Sessions, who served as the 84th Attorney General from 2017 to 2018 under President Donald Trump and previously was a senator from Alabama, is being summoned due to connections between his time in the Department of Justice and various lawsuits and investigations that crossed paths with Epstein’s 2019 arrest.

“During his time as Attorney General, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Epstein’s victims, who claimed their rights were violated,” the committee noted. “Also, while he was in office, the department was likely involved in the investigation that culminated in Epstein’s arrest in 2019. Please review the attached subpoena for your appearance on August 28, 2025.”

Sessions is one of seven former attorneys general since the George W. Bush era to receive such a subpoena, joining figures like Alberto Gonzales, Eric Holder, Loretta Lynch, James Comey, William Barr, Merrick Garland, and Robert Mueller.

The committee also sent subpoenas to former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and current U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

“The department is working to uncover and release more information regarding the Epstein and Maxwell cases. However, it is crucial for Congress to oversee the enforcement of federal sex trafficking laws, especially related to the investigations and prosecution of Epstein and Maxwell,” said a committee spokesperson. “The findings from this inquiry could lead to legislative changes that enhance the federal response to sex trafficking and address issues regarding non-prosecution agreements in sexual crime investigations.”

To date, Sessions has not publicly responded to the subpoena or the committee’s statements.