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House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

Source U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Released November 12, 2025 69,179 documents

Documents released by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight from the Epstein estate (November 2025). Public records, OCR-processed for full-text and semantic search.

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” was the highest compliment he ever paid. But when it was done and published

document Bazelon was never satisfied. He never told me that a draft opinion or article was good. It always needed to be “made better.” “It’s getting there” or “it’s close

he asked me why the word justice was repeated. Wouldn’t it have been enough to say “justice you must

document When I told Bazelon about the justice quote from the Torah

in Hebrew and English. He quoted them frequently in defense of his activism. They became his mantra

document Bazelon asked me to make a sign for his office with these words

who was Jewish but not well educated in Jewish religion tradition

document I recall telling Bazelon

David Bazelon Was In The Justice Business

document David Bazelon was in the justice business

Judge Bazelon Did The Same With Regard To Criminal Cases

document Judge Bazelon did the same with regard to criminal cases

and especially with prosecutors. He knew he could never win his battles by relying on current public

document These passions brought him into constant conflict with the executive and legislative branches of government

” is how he summarized the appointment to me a few days later. Good for me

document “Good for you. Not so good for me. And good for the country

and he didn’t have close connections to the Kennedys

document Clearly Bazelon was disappointed but he knew it would have taken a miracle to overcome the objections of the Justice Department

Justice Felix Frankfurter resigned from the Supreme Court

document Just a few weeks into my clerkship

where Bazelon gave us hourly updates on the Cuban Missile Crisis until it was resolved by a deal. “I

document So off I went to the courthouse

he called me back. “I’ve spoken to Abe Chayes

document Early the next morning

We All Left In A Panic. Bazelon Called Me Later That Evening At Home. “I Have No Faith In Those Kennedy Brothers And Their Friends. They’re A Bunch Of Spoiled Brats—Their Fathers’ Children

document We all left in a panic. Bazelon called me later that evening at home. “I have no faith in those Kennedy brothers and their friends. They’re a bunch of spoiled brats—their fathers’ children

In Light Of These Actions And Attitudes

document In light of these actions and attitudes

A Few Weeks After I Took The Exam

document A few weeks after I took the exam

no play. We had to be in the office before he arrived

document Judge Bazelon played hard and worked even harder. For his law clerks it was all work

but when he learned of the clubs “restricted” nature

document It soon became evident that the two great liberal judges were arguing about a private club that excluded Jews and Blacks. Douglas was a member of that club and had invited Bazelon to give a luncheon talk to its members. Bazelon had originally agreed

The First Time I Went To Kronheim’s For Lunch

document The first time I went to Kronheim’s for lunch

Judge Bazelon invited me whenever I visited—then as a full participant)

document I was privileged to participate in many of their lunches—mostly as a quiet observer—during my clerkship. (When I became a professor

who was a fixture of Washington life for more than 60 years

document Presidents and Prime Ministers come and go. So do Popes. But not Milton Kronheim