Here’s What Republicans’ Long-Awaited Epstein Report Shows

The House Oversight Committee released its final report Tuesday blasting the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) handling of the case surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The committee concluded that the federal government failed the alleged survivors of Epstein’s sex trafficking ring for decades and that the DOJ must “advance transparency and justice” for survivors, according to the report. It recommended that the DOJ establish a proper process for the alleged survivors to access their personal files without redactions and that the agency continue to interview key witnesses.

The 136-page report detailed how financial institutions failed to identify indicators of human trafficking and enabled the activity. It also stated that Congress must pass legislation to prevent the weaponization of nondisclosure agreements.

“One thing is abundantly clear in the Epstein matter: the federal government failed over the course of decades and multiple administrations to ensure justice and protect Epstein survivors,” the committee’s Republicans said in the report. “DOJ must make renewed efforts to provide this needed justice and accountability to Epstein survivors.”

The DOJ reportedly failed to adequately communicate about document releases after the Epstein Files Transparency Act became law in November 2025, which ordered the DOJ to publicly release all unclassified records regarding the Epstein case.

The committee called on the DOJ to ensure investigators interview or reinterview key witnesses to bring forth justice for the alleged survivors, including Sarah Kellen, who alleged that former Democratic Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and French celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai sexually assaulted her in the early 2000s, according to the report.

The committee said the DOJ should investigate Epstein’s former assistant, Lesley Groff, about her potential knowledge of Epstein’s alleged crimes and her role in facilitating his alleged criminal activity, according to the report.

The DOJ did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida entered into a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein in 2007, allowing him to evade federal prosecution in exchange for pleading guilty to lesser state solicitation charges. Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in jail, received work-release privileges during which he continued to abuse women and was released early, according to the report.