FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Sept. 17, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Patel insisted that the late disgraced financier’s Rolodex had been released. However, Raskin was not satisfied with the answer and further challenged Patel, saying there was more material that had not been released. However, Patel pushed back and admonished the Biden and Obama administrations for not releasing more material on the case.
"Everything that has been lawfully permitted to be released has been released," Patel said. He continued along this line as Raskin asked about other materials allegedly seized from Epstein’s home, with Patel repeating that anything that has been allowed to be uncovered by law has been released.
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2025. (Annabelle Gordon/Reuters)
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The two continued to clash over exactly how much of the material had been released, with Goldman closing his time by saying, "You are hiding the Epstein files, Mr. Patel. You are part of the cover-up."
"Any allegations that I am part of a cover-up to protect child sexual trafficking in victims of human trafficking and sexual crimes is patently and categorically false," Patel said in response.
While Democrats battled with Patel, accusing him not only of covering up information on Epstein but also of being unqualified, Republicans retorted with praise for the changes implemented at the FBI. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, went through a litany of information that he credited Patel with making public.
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