Episode 34: Congressional District Guides

29 parts

What the Epstein files mean district by district — constituent guides for 29 members of Congress with oversight roles. Each part builds on the last — investigative analysis drawn from court filings, financial records, and released documents. Browse all episodes or the full investigation archive.

  1. Part 1 Rep. Jim Jordan and the Epstein Files: What Western Ohio Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    As Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) holds the primary gatekeeper role over DOJ and FBI oversight hearings on Epstein fi...

  2. Part 2 Sen. Chuck Grassley and the Epstein Files: What Iowa Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Finance Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has dual jurisdiction over both DOJ comp...

  3. Part 3 Rep. Ro Khanna and the Epstein Files: What Silicon Valley Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Ro Khanna authored the Epstein Files Transparency Act, read six redacted co-conspirator names on the House floor, and continues to push for full DO...

  4. Part 4 Rep. Thomas Massie and the Epstein Files: What Northern Kentucky Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Thomas Massie filed the discharge petition that broke H.R. 4405 out of committee and forced a floor vote, making him the Republican who made the Epstein...

  5. Part 5 Rep. Robert Garcia and the Epstein Files: What Long Beach Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    As Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia is the top Democrat with direct oversight jurisdiction over DOJ compliance and ha...

  6. Part 6 Rep. Lauren Boebert and the Epstein Files: What Eastern Colorado Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Lauren Boebert was one of only four Republicans who signed the discharge petition forcing H.R. 4405 to the House floor, and she refused to remove her na...

  7. Part 7 Rep. Nancy Mace and the Epstein Files: What Charleston Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Nancy Mace signed the discharge petition as a survivor of sexual assault, chairs the Oversight subcommittee with direct DOJ/FBI jurisdiction, and has ac...

  8. Part 8 Rep. Stephen F. Lynch and the Epstein Files: What South Boston Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    As Acting Ranking Member of House Oversight and a senior member of Financial Services, Stephen Lynch holds dual jurisdiction over both DOJ compliance an...

  9. Part 9 Rep. Yassamin Ansari and the Epstein Files: What Phoenix Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    As a freshman member of the House Oversight Committee, Yassamin Ansari has emerged as one of the most aggressive voices on Epstein file disclosure — cal...

  10. Part 10 Rep. James P. McGovern and the Epstein Files: What Worcester Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    As Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, James McGovern forced the procedural confrontation that made the Epstein Files Transparency Act possible...

  11. Part 11 Rep. Hank Johnson and the Epstein Files: What DeKalb County Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), a senior Judiciary Committee member and ranking member on three subcommittees, directly confronted AG Bondi over the public ex...

  12. Part 12 Rep. Ilhan Omar and the Epstein Files: What Minneapolis Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has been among the most vocal Democrats demanding full Epstein file disclo...

  13. Part 13 Rep. Wesley Bell and the Epstein Files: What St. Louis Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO), a former prosecutor on the Oversight Committee's Federal Law Enforcement subcommittee, supported the bipartisan motion to subpo...

  14. Part 14 Rep. Kweisi Mfume and the Epstein Files: What Baltimore Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), a senior Oversight Committee member and former NAACP President, has met with nearly a dozen Epstein survivors and released new...

  15. Part 15 Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and the Epstein Files: What Delaware County Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government, brings 14 years of pro bono child adv...

  16. Part 16 Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and the Epstein Files: What DC Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the longest-serving DC delegate and a civil rights icon, has cosponsored Epstein transparency measures from a uniquel...

  17. Part 17 Rep. Shri Thanedar and the Epstein Files: What Detroit Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) introduced articles of impeachment against Attorney General Pam Bondi in February 2026, alleging a "conspiracy to cover up the...

  18. Part 18 Rep. Johnny Olszewski and the Epstein Files: What Baltimore County Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Johnny Olszewski Jr. (D-MD) personally reviewed partially unredacted Epstein files at the DOJ annex and publicly asked the question many constituen...

  19. Part 19 Rep. Nancy Pelosi and the Epstein Files: What San Francisco Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the highest-profile Democrat to sign the Epstein files discharge petition, lent her institutional authority to a ra...

  20. Part 20 Rep. Seth Moulton and the Epstein Files: What North Shore Massachusetts Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), a Marine Corps veteran who served four tours in Iraq, took direct action to preserve Epstein documents that the DOJ removed fr...

  21. Part 21 Rep. Maxine Dexter and the Epstein Files: What Portland Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR) brought an Epstein survivor to the State of the Union, declared anyone blocking release "complicit in shielding pedophiles," a...

  22. Part 22 Rep. Darren Soto and the Epstein Files: What Central Florida Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) represents Central Florida — the state where Epstein's crimes were committed, where the original Non-Prosecution Agreement was b...

  23. Part 23 Rep. Brad Sherman and the Epstein Files: What San Fernando Valley Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), a CPA and Harvard Law graduate who serves on the Financial Services Committee, signed the discharge petition declaring "this i...

  24. Part 24 Rep. Chris Deluzio and the Epstein Files: What Western Pennsylvania Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), a Naval Academy graduate and Iraq veteran who earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Georgetown, posted a "Release the Epstein...

  25. Part 25 Rep. Adam Smith and the Epstein Files: What South King County Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee and one of the longest-serving House Democrats, cosponsored the Epstein...

  26. Part 26 Rep. Danny K. Davis and the Epstein Files: What Chicago Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support and one of the longest-serving members of...

  27. Part 27 Rep. Shomari Figures and the Epstein Files: What Mobile Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL), a former DOJ official who served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor to Attorney General Merrick Garland and as White Ho...

  28. Part 28 Rep. Seth Magaziner and the Epstein Files: What Southern Rhode Island Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, cosponsored the Epstein Files...

  29. Part 29 Rep. Josh Harder and the Epstein Files: What Central Valley Constituents Should Know Congressional Oversight Profiles

    Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA) sits on the House Appropriations Committee — the body that controls the Department of Justice's budget — and cosponsored the Eps...