A batch of Epstein documents that the convicted sex offender's estate turned over to the House Oversight Committee was released by the panel on Monday evening.
The big picture: Committee Chair James Comer in a statement on the documents' release criticized Democrats on the panel for posting a note and doodle featured in Epstein's birthday book containing President Trump's name, which the president strongly denies drawing, ahead of the announcement. • He accused them of "cherry-picking documents and politicizing information received" from the Epstein estate on Monday after they posted the doodle, which Trump is suing the Wall Street Journal for defamation over.
What they're saying: "Oversight Committee Republicans are focused on running a thorough investigation to bring transparency and