House Republicans urge DoJ to further investigate ‘key witnesses’ in Epstein case
Summary
House Oversight Committee Republicans released a report criticizing the federal handling of investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The report urges the Justice Department to interview additional witnesses, investigate allegations involving associates, and improve survivors’ access to records; Democrats called the report incomplete and partisan.Key Facts
- The committee’s investigation lasted 15 months and included 19 transcribed interviews and seven depositions.
- The report criticizes the 2008 non-prosecution agreement and plea deal that shelved Epstein’s federal case at the time.
- Chairman James Comer urged the Justice Department to further question Epstein’s former assistant Lesley Groff, who told lawmakers she knew nothing of Epstein’s crimes.
- Comer also called for investigation of sexual assault allegations Sarah Kellen made against two men; both men have denied wrongdoing.
- The report says the Justice Department did not communicate adequately about document releases and that deficient redactions exposed survivors’ sensitive information.
- A Justice Department spokesperson said the chairman’s recommendations had already been addressed and that the Epstein case was not closed.
- Top committee Democrat Robert Garcia called the report misleading and said the Justice Department was withholding more than 2.5 million pages of documents.
- Garcia said Democrats plan public hearings and intend to question powerful people who associated with Epstein, including President Donald Trump.
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