James Comer Releases New List of Epstein Files Names Called to Testify After Clintons

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has released a new list of individuals being called to testify as part of Congress‘ expanding investigation into the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and the powerful figures connected to him. The move comes days after former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified about their past contacts with Epstein.

The latest phase of the probe centers on documents made public following passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a bipartisan law requiring the Justice Department to release previously sealed records related to Epstein’s trafficking operation. The legislation, signed into law in November 2025, forced federal agencies to publish millions of pages of investigative material and provide Congress with an unredacted list of politically exposed individuals named in the files.

According to the House Oversight Committee, Comer’s panel has requested testimony from several high-profile figures who appear in those documents or maintained relationships with Epstein. Among those asked to testify are Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, financier Leon Black, Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, Gateway, Inc. co-founder Ted Waitt, advisor to Bill Clinton Doug Band, and Epstein’s former assistant Sarah Kellen.

🚨Epstein Investigation Update🚨

I’m calling on 7 individuals to appear for transcribed interviews:

Bill Gates
Kathryn Ruemmler
Leon Black
Lesley Groff
Sarah Kellen
Ted Waitt
Doug Band

The Oversight Committee is continuing to seek the truth for survivors & all Americans.

— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) March 3, 2026

Notably missing from the list are Tesla co-founder Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, who are named several times in the released Epstein files. Musk served the second Trump administration as the face of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which controversially facilitated mass layoffs in the federal sector.

Shortly after announcing his departure from DOGE last year, Musk and Trump had an apparent falling out, culminating in Musk publicly accusing the Trump administration of withholding the Epstein files from public release because the president’s name is in them.

The requests follow testimony from the Clintons, whose interactions with Epstein have long drawn public attention because of the former president’s flights on Epstein’s private plane in the early 2000s and the couple’s appearances in records related to the financier’s social circle. During a closed-door deposition before congressional investigators, Bill Clinton said he “did nothing wrong” and told lawmakers he did not know about Epstein’s criminal activities.

Hillary Clinton delivered similar testimony earlier in the week, saying she had no information linking herself to Epstein’s crimes and that she could not recall meeting him directly. The depositions were part of a broader effort by the Oversight Committee to map the social and financial networks surrounding Epstein before his 2019 death in federal custody.

The Justice Department’s January 2026 document release added momentum to that inquiry. The disclosure included more than three million pages of investigative material and other records tied to Epstein’s trafficking operation, his associates, and the methods used to recruit victims.

Some of the newly requested witnesses have already indicated they will cooperate. Gates has acknowledged meeting Epstein several times and previously said those contacts were a mistake. Black, who once paid Epstein for tax and estate services, has also faced years of scrutiny over his financial relationship with the financier.

Meanwhile, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s name emerged in documents suggesting he visited Epstein’s private Caribbean island in 2012, years after the financier’s first conviction. Lutnick has denied any wrongdoing and said he welcomes the chance to clarify his relationship with Epstein before lawmakers.

The House panel could issue subpoenas if witnesses decline to appear voluntarily. Lawmakers from both parties have signaled that additional hearings may follow as they analyze the massive cache of records released by the Justice Department.