Democrats say GOP roundtables are a ploy to quash the Epstein investigation

Democrats allege House Oversight Chair James Comer is using informal roundtables to avoid subpoena votes and slow the Epstein probe, a strategy they say undermines accountability. Republicans defend the format as productive and subpoena-lite oversight, noting hearings and subpoenas continue in other contexts; a Democratic staff memo describes the shift as a deliberate workaround to curb the committee’s power.