The case of Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and former friend of the president, has blown up into a major headache for the White House.

Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., will issue the subpoenas, according to a committee spokesperson. This follows Comer issuing a subpoena for Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell today after a different subcommittee voted to force that yesterday.

Mark Epstein, the older brother of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, refuted the White House’s claims that President Trump never visited the disgraced financier at his office. “That’s

House lawmakers ran to catch flights Wednesday afternoon -- leaving for their August recess a day early -- without taking a substantive vote on releasing the Epstein files. On their way out the door, some Republicans acknowledged they're bracing for serious Epstein-related questions from the MAGA base when they get home.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Department of Justice wants to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend. Maxwell was convicted in 2020 of helping the disgraced financier sexually abuse underage girls and is currently serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison.

Representative Ted Lieu said “Trump is all over the Epstein files.” He called the Republican lawmakers’ move “a coverup of epic proportions.”