Home committee subpoenas Epstein affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell to sit down for deposition
Washington — The Home Oversight Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed Ghislaine Maxwell, an confederate of convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein who’s serving a 20-year jail sentence, to sit down for a deposition as fallout over the Trump administration’s dealing with of the case intensifies.
“The details and circumstances surrounding each your and Mr. Epstein’s circumstances have acquired immense public curiosity and scrutiny,” Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the chairman of the committee, wrote to Maxwell.
Comer mentioned the committee is looking for Maxwell’s testimony “to tell the consideration of potential legislative options to enhance federal efforts to fight intercourse trafficking and reform the usage of non-prosecution agreements and/or plea agreements in sex-crime investigations.”
The committee desires the deposition to happen on Aug. 11 on the Federal Correctional Establishment Tallahassee, the place Maxwell is imprisoned.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 for her position in serving to Epstein recruit, groom and abuse underage ladies. She is serving a 20-year jail sentence. Epstein died in federal custody in 2019 as he confronted intercourse trafficking costs.
A prime Justice Division official can be planning to satisfy with Maxwell “quickly,” and the federal government has requested federal courts overseeing the Epstein and Maxwell circumstances to launch materials from federal grand juries. The division mentioned earlier this month {that a} evaluate of proof in Epstein case turned up no indication of a “shopper checklist” and mentioned no extra information can be launched, citing victims’ privateness. The choice sparked fierce backlash from President Trump’s supporters who’ve known as for extra transparency into the case for years.
Earlier Wednesday, Home Speaker Mike Johnson mentioned he had issues about Maxwell offering testimony.
“In the event that they see match to usher in Ghislaine Maxwell for testimony, that is high quality,” the Louisiana Republican mentioned. “I’ll observe the apparent concern … Might she be counted on to inform the reality? Is she a reputable witness? I imply, this can be a one that’s been sentenced to many, a few years in jail for awful, unspeakable, conspiratorial acts and acts towards harmless younger individuals.”
