House Oversight Committee Republicans on Tuesday concluded their 15-month investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, finding that repeated failures by law enforcement and federal prosecutors allowed his abuse of young women and girls to continue for years.

The 136-page report also found that President Donald Trump was not implicated in Epstein’s sex trafficking operation and faulted the Justice Department for failing to “adequately communicate” about its release of the Epstein files.

“Epstein operated with impunity, shielded and enabled by powerful connections and a justice system that repeatedly failed his victims,” said Oversight Chair James Comer, a Kentucky Republican. Comer will step down as the panel’s top Republican in January under GOP Conference term limits.

The inquiry followed a July 2025 vote by committee members to force subpoenas for Epstein documents the Justice Department was then withholding. Investigators interviewed prominent figures in Epstein’s business, financial and social circles, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, Leon Black and Les Wexner. Members also questioned Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and former Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The report criticized aspects of the Justice Department’s handling of the files, released under a law Congress passed in November 2025. It recommended that survivors be given a process to access their personal files without redactions and that investigators interview or reinterview key witnesses connected to people harmed by Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence.

Republicans also called for stronger enforcement of conflict-of-interest policies and a Treasury Department review of whether financial institutions are meeting reporting requirements intended to prevent suspicious activity, including human trafficking. Justice and Treasury Department spokespeople did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Democrats, who plan to continue the investigation in the new Congress, have criticized the inquiry and called for a special counsel to examine potential links between Trump and Epstein’s crimes. Trump has denied wrongdoing and said he barred Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after a falling out.

Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the committee’s leading Democrat, called the report incomplete and said Democrats would pursue public hearings. “Our work is just getting started,” he said.