JAMES COMER. KENTUCKY ONE HUNDRE0 NINETEENTH CONGRESS GERM) F CONNOLLY. VIRGINIA CXAIRMAN RANKING MINORITY NI MIER Congress of the 'Unita *totes Ifiotior of Reprorntatons COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM 2157 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515-6143 Gan 7JYY:IK L.T` Tm` MXT22: $44i NVI:10011140.1.0.0•90w February 21, 2025 The Honorable Kash Patel Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20535 Dear Director Patel: The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets are conducting oversight of the declassification and/or publicization of certain records in the public interest. After the Biden Administration and its allies weaponized the intelligence community and law enforcement against its political opponents, it is vital that we restore trust in these institutions. We write to assist President Donald J. Trump's efforts to provide truth and transparency to the American people. On January 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14176, "Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." Through this EO, President Trump took the first step to shed light on events that have long been clouded by opacity and shrouded from the public under the guise of classification. Declassification and public release will provide Americans necessary clarity into their own history. We applaud this endeavor, and the work of lifting the veil on America's secrets must continue. To that end, we request a briefing as soon as possible but no later than February 28, 2025, regarding what documents (if any) are in your possession regarding the investigation into and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. This briefing should be specific and identify all categories of documents—classified or otherwise—in your custody and