Epstein files land on Capitol Hill
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... Congress has officially received the first batch of Jeffrey Epstein files.

The Justice Department turned over a tranche of materials related to the case against the late, convicted sex offender Friday afternoon.

These documents -- transmitted in compliance with a subpoena issued earlier this month by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee -- represent only a portion of what DOJ has in its possession and it's not immediately clear what sort of information lawmakers currently have available to them.

The documents are expected to have heavy redactions.

The Oversight Committee now plans to review the materials, with both Democrats and Republicans having access. While under a typical arrangement, the majority " in this case Republicans " would control its disclosure, either party could release the materials unilaterally. ...