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Panel Issues Subpoena for Epstein Records, Ghislaine Maxwell

Panel Issues Subpoena for Epstein Records, Ghislaine Maxwell

The House Oversight Committee has issued a subpoena to Ghislaine Maxwell and intends to conduct a deposition in Florida next month, where she is currently incarcerated on charges related to sex trafficking. Republican Representative James Comer, who leads the committee, stated in a post on Wednesday that the subpoena had been served.on X, the Washington Postreports. The panel also decided to issue a subpoena to the Department of Justice regarding documents related to the Epstein investigation, according to thePost. Democrats expressed satisfaction that their efforts to influence Republicans have yielded results. “Democrats are committed to transparency and are opposing the corruption associated with Donald Trump,” stated Rep. Robert Garcia, the party’s leading committee member.

The deposition will take place on August 11 at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, as reported byAP. Comer stated that the Department of Justice is providing assistance. The accompanying letter to Maxwell says, “It is crucial that Congress exercise oversight over the federal government’s enforcement of sex trafficking laws in general and specifically its management of the investigation and prosecution of you and Mr. Epstein.” Speaker Mike Johnson, whoadjourned the HouseEarlier, rather than risk a vote to release government documents related to Epstein, he stated during a press conference earlier in the day that he backs the committee’s inquiry but questions the reliability of Maxwell’s testimony.

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“I mean, this is someone who has received numerous years in prison for severe, unfathomable, conspiratorial actions and offenses against innocent young individuals,” Johnson said, according to.CBS News. Regarding the file vote, the panel imposed conditions that the DOJ must also disclose any correspondence it had with Joe Biden concerning Epstein, redact details regarding Epstein’s victims, and remove any content showing the sexual exploitation of minors, according to theNew York Times.

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