House GOP to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell as Epstein fight continues
The House oversight Committee has voted unanimously to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s associate, to appear for a deposition amid ongoing investigations related to Epstein’s crimes.The motion, introduced by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), follows efforts by the Department of Justice and FBI to meet with Maxwell, who is currently in federal prison, to obtain more credible evidence in the case.Committee leadership plans to coordinate with the DOJ and Bureau of Prisons to schedule her testimony promptly. This subpoena move comes as Congress remains gridlocked over the release of epstein files, with a stalled House Rules Committee and upcoming congressional recess. House GOP leadership has delayed bringing any Epstein-related bills to the floor to allow the governance time to manage the situation.
House Oversight Committee to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell as Epstein fight continues
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) unanimously passed a motion by voice vote to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell as the House remains in gridlock due to the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Burchett offered a motion Tuesday morning in the House Oversight Committee to have Maxwell, Epstein’s associate, appear before the committee for a deposition, after the Department of Justice sought a meeting with her.
“Child molestation is the worst thing, ultimately the worst thing that anybody could ever do to somebody,” Burchett told the Washington Examiner last week.
Burchett sent a letter to House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) requesting a subpoena for Maxwell to testify. Comer directed Burchett to introduce the motion, allowing the committee to consider it.
“The Committee will seek to subpoena Ms. Maxwell as expeditiously as possible,” a committee spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. “Since Ms. Maxwell is in federal prison, the Committee will work with the Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons to identify a date when the Committee can depose her.”
The request to get Maxwell before Congress coincides with an effort by the DOJ and FBI to meet with her to see if more “credible evidence” can be released in the late sex offender’s case.
The focus on Maxwell comes as the House remains in legislative gridlock ahead of the monthlong August recess due to the Rules Committee not passing anything out of committee to head to the floor. Democrats on the committee planned to offer the resolution introduced by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) to release the Epstein files, which would have forced Rules Republicans into a tough vote. Instead, the committee has recessed for the foreseeable future.
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Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) eventually had to file a rule that passed through committee, which consisted of nonbinding language for the release of the files to get President Donald Trump’s spending cuts legislation across the finish line before it expired.
House GOP leadership does not plan on bringing the Epstein bill to the floor this week as Congress heads for its monthlong recess, as Johnson told reporters he wants to give the administration “space” to deal with the matter.
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