Efforts to draw a wedge in the GOP over the Epstein files were taking place as far away as Texas this week, where Gene Wu, chair of the state’s House Democratic Caucus, offered an amendment to delay Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting efforts until after the release of Epstein materials.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he supports the Justice Department sending Jeffrey Epstein files to the House Oversight Committee.

The G.O.P. chairman of a key House panel was forced to issue the subpoena after a few Republicans banded together with Democrats to push it through.

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, according to a person aware of the development and granted anonymity to share private information.

Ghislaine Maxwell said she never witnessed any inappropriate activity by Donald Trump or Bill Clinton, according to a transcript of her meeting last month with the DOJ.

"Innocent people shouldn’t be hurt but I’m in support of keeping it totally open, I couldn’t care less," Trump said during a White House event Aug 22.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi joins MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss how the House Oversight Committee is “feverishly” going through the first batch of Epstein files, noting that the MAGA base “is watching very carefully,