{"id":2481125,"date":"2025-09-01T11:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-committee-to-meet-privately-with-epstein-victims\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:11:07","slug":"house-oversight-committee-to-meet-privately-with-epstein-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-committee-to-meet-privately-with-epstein-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"House Oversight Committee to meet privately with Epstein victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-oversight-committee-to-meet-privately-with-epstein-victims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2481125&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is scheduled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-council-wants-private-meetings-with-bowser-to-discuss-strategy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DC Council wants private ...ings with Bowser to discuss ...strategy... - Washington Examiner\">hold private meetings<\/a> with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as part of a bipartisan inquiry into the federal government&#8217;s handling of the Epstein case. Chairman James Comer emphasized the committee&#8217;s review of potential mismanagement in the investigation, Epstein&#8217;s death, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffrey-epstein-made-fortune-out-of-arms-drugs-diamonds-moved-in-intelligence-circles-report\/\" title=\"... Made \u2018Fortune Out Of Arms, Drugs, Diamonds,\u2019 \u2018Moved In Intelligence Circles\u2019: Report\">sex-trafficking operations<\/a>, and ethical concerns involving elected officials. The committee has requested Suspicious Activity Reports from the Treasury Department to aid their oversight. Epstein, accused of running an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >international child sex-trafficking ring<\/a> involving powerful individuals, died in jail under suspicious circumstances ruled a suicide, while Maxwell remains imprisoned and is appealing her conviction. The Justice Department has begun releasing Epstein-related files to the committee, which plans to make them public after redacting victim facts. The investigation has drawn bipartisan interest, including from conservative figures, amid ongoing calls for openness about Epstein&#8217;s political connections. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Oversight Committee to meet privately with Epstein victims<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2210242\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3785387\/comer-house-oversight-tempo-gop-control-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Committee on Oversight<\/a> and Government Reform is set to meet privately with victims of the late sex offender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3785387\/comer-house-oversight-tempo-gop-control-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> and his former girlfriend and accomplice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ghislaine-maxwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan group of committee members is slated to meet with &ldquo;survivors of Jeffrey&nbsp;Epstein&nbsp;and Ghislaine Maxwell&rsquo;s crimes&rdquo; on Tuesday as part of its larger investigation into the government&rsquo;s handling of the Epstein case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3788918\/mace-dodges-whether-she-would-welcome-crime-crackdown-south-carolina\/\">Mace dodges on whether she would &#8216;welcome&#8217; crime crackdown in South Carolina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3788731\/ro-khanna-confident-bipartisan-epstein-files-bill\/\">Ro Khanna &#8216;very confident&#8217; Congress will back bipartisan Epstein files bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3785387\/comer-house-oversight-tempo-gop-control-washington\/\">Comer ratchets up House Oversight tempo with GOP control of Washington<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is reviewing the possible mismanagement of the federal government&rsquo;s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell, the circumstances and subsequent investigations of Mr. Epstein&rsquo;s death, the operation of sex-trafficking rings and ways for the federal government to effectively combat them, and potential violations of ethics rules related to elected officials,&rdquo; <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chairman James Comer<\/a> (R-KY) said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) speaks to reporters as he arrives for a deposition with former Attorney General Bill Barr, on Monday, Aug 18, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the same time these private meetings are being arranged, the Oversight Committee has requested the Treasury Department to &ldquo;produce certain Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) relevant to the Committee&rsquo;s investigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Specifically, it is essential that Treasury produce to the Committee certain SARs<br \/>to assist the Committee&rsquo;s oversight of the federal government&rsquo;s enforcement of sex trafficking<br \/>laws generally and specifically its handling of the investigation and prosecution of Mr. Jeffrey<br \/>Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell,&rdquo; Comer wrote in his letter demanding the reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Oversight Committee is spearheading the investigation into the federal files on Epstein, who has been accused by some of his victims of operating an international child sex-trafficking ring for the rich and powerful.<\/p>\n<p>While Epstein died in jail under suspicious circumstances, an incident that was later ruled a suicide by investigators, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ghislaine-maxwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maxwell<\/a> remains alive in prison.<\/p>\n<p>She was originally slated to give a deposition to the committee on Aug. 11. That date was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virgin-atlantic-scraps-uk-flights-to-hong-kong-closes-office-and-services\/\" title=\"Virgin Atlantic Scraps UK Flights to Hong Kong, Closes Office and Services\">pushed back due<\/a> to her appeal to overturn her criminal conviction, which the Supreme Court is set to consider on Sept. 29.<\/p>\n<p>The Oversight Committee has worked hand-in-hand on the case with the Justice Department, which sent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3779211\/doj-sends-first-round-epstein-records-house-oversight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the first tranche of Epstein-related files<\/a>&nbsp;to the committee on Aug. 22 following a subpoena.<\/p>\n<p>A&nbsp;spokesperson for the&nbsp;House Oversight Committee&nbsp;previously said it intends to make the files public after a review, though victims&rsquo; personal information will be redacted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3788651\/trump-teases-executive-order-voter-id-every-single-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a> has dismissed the outcry over the lack of transparency in the Epstein investigation as a &ldquo;Democrat hoax&rdquo; but said he is in support of keeping the files open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3783270\/mike-collins-hot-mic-trump-is-in-epstein-files-doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>REPUBLICAN MIKE COLLINS CAUGHT ON HOT MIC SAYING TRUMP IS &lsquo;IN&rsquo; THE EPSTEIN FILES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The demand for answers surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patel-bongino-confirm-the-unthinkable-epstein-killed-himself-you-know-a-suicide-when-you-see-one-and-thats-what-that-was\/\" title=\"Patel, Bongino Confirm the Unthinkable: Epstein Killed Himself - ...You Know a Suicide When You See One and That...s What That Was...\">sex trafficker&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s political connections is a bipartisan issue and has found fervent support in Trump&rsquo;s conservative base.<\/p>\n<p>Republican leaders have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3501664\/house-packed-schedule-funding-deadline-epstein-redistricting-dc-takeover\/\">split on the issue<\/a> &mdash; House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has floundered and said there will &ldquo;probably&rdquo; be a vote to release the files.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has threatened to force the vote himself if necessary.<\/p>\n<p><em>Asher Notheis contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Oversight to meet privately with Epstein victims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2481126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25230625645114.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34558,60025,34573,3976,62379],"class_list":["post-2481125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-hearing","tag-epstein-victims","tag-house-oversight-committee","tag-investigation","tag-private-meeting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25230625645114.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2481125"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2481129,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481125\/revisions\/2481129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2481126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2481125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2481125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2481125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}