Rep. James Comer said Monday that documents should start being turned over on Friday—though when they could be released to the public remains unclear.

House Oversight Chair James Comer said the DOJ would begin providing Epstein-related records Friday after backlash over limited disclosures earlier this summer.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Congressional lawmakers will get their hands on the first set of Epstein files within the coming days. House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., announced Monday, the Justice Department will begin turning over the documents on Friday.

GOP Rep. James Comer, the chair of the House Oversight Committee, said the body will begin receiving documents related to Jeffrey Epstein this week

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Monday called former President Bill Clinton a “prime suspect” in the Jeffrey Epstein case. (Watch the video below.) Comer’s use of “prime suspect” ― often a person law enforcement believes has committed the crime being investigated ― could raise eyebrows given its heavily freighted meaning.

The DOJ begins complying with a subpoena for Jeffrey Epstein-related records, as confirmed by House Committee Chairman Comer.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee ranking member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said the plan for the Department of Justice to respond in “batches” to the committee’s subpoena for files relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein amounts to a “cover-up.

U.S. Rep. James Comer has plenty of friends in Kentucky's Republican circles. Many of them want him to leave Congress and run for governor.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer Says DOJ is Complying with Epstein Records Subpoena