{"id":2497303,"date":"2025-10-09T23:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T03:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oversight-committee-contacted-ghislaine-maxwell-to-testify-after-supreme-court-defeat\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T23:58:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T03:58:59","slug":"oversight-committee-contacted-ghislaine-maxwell-to-testify-after-supreme-court-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oversight-committee-contacted-ghislaine-maxwell-to-testify-after-supreme-court-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Oversight committee contacted Ghislaine Maxwell to testify after Supreme Court defeat"},"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\">22<\/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%2Foversight-committee-contacted-ghislaine-maxwell-to-testify-after-supreme-court-defeat%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=2497303&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 Oversight Committee has reached out to Ghislaine Maxwell to schedule her deposition following the supreme Court&#8217;s recent rejection of her appeal regarding her prosecution related to Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Robert Garcia,the committee&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tom-carper-announces-bill-to-give-d-c-statehood\/\" title=\"Sen. Tom Carper announces bill to give D.C. statehood\">ranking member<\/a>,urged chairman Rep. James Comer to promptly arrange Maxwell&#8217;s testimony to uphold transparency adn justice for Epstein&#8217;s victims. This move comes amid renewed bipartisan efforts to investigate Epstein&#8217;s network, including the recent release of thousands of pages of related DOJ documents. While committee staff reportedly contacted Maxwell&#8217;s attorneys soon after the Supreme Court decision, Comer&#8217;s office downplayed allegations of delay, calling some criticisms political theater. The renewed scrutiny occurs amid ongoing controversies, such as discussions around a possible presidential pardon for maxwell and disputes over the release of Epstein-related documents.the Oversight Committee is intensifying its investigation into Epstein and his co-conspirators, seeking fuller accountability. <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\">Oversight committee contacted Ghislaine Maxwell to testify after Supreme Court defeat<\/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_2368346\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Oversight Committee<\/a> ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) urged committee chairman Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Comer<\/a> (R-KY) to &ldquo;immediately&rdquo; schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ghislaine-maxwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a>&lsquo;s deposition in a Thursday letter.<\/p>\n<p>The news of the <a href=\"https:\/\/oversightdemocrats.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/democrats-oversight.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/2025-10-09.garcia-to-comer-re-maxwell-deposition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> comes days after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3838447\/supreme-court-ghislaine-maxwell-reject-appeal-epstein-plea-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court rejected an appeal<\/a> from Maxwell, the former girlfriend of convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, on wether she was improperly prosecuted. The Oversight Committee has been a cornerstone of the recently-revived focus on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3844887\/elise-stefanik-joins-vote-military-funding-mike-johnson-digs-heels\/\">Elise Stefanik joins calls for vote on military funding as Mike Johnson digs in heels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3844656\/jamie-raskin-banks-financial-records-epstein-funding-stream\/\">Raskin urges leading banks to release financial records tracking Epstein&rsquo;s funding stream, citing FBI failure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3844294\/marjorie-taylor-greene-jeffrey-epstein-files-house-adelita-grijalva-swearing-in\/\">Greene can&#8217;t say if Epstein files are why House isn&#8217;t in session, calls for Arizona Democrat to be sworn in<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Committee reached out to Maxwell after the Supreme Court&rsquo;s rejection of her appeal on Monday, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/house\/oversight-democrat-ghislaine-maxwell-deposition-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOTUS<\/a> report. A spokesperson for Comer told the NOTUS the committee would likely be able to schedule her deposition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Soon after the Supreme Court denied Ms. Maxwell&rsquo;s appeal, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >committee staff contacted<\/a> her attorneys about scheduling her deposition. We should have an update soon. This is another attempt by Ranking Member Garcia to create drama where none exists,&rdquo; the Comer spokesperson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/house\/oversight-democrat-ghislaine-maxwell-deposition-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOTUS<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Garcia sent the letter to Comer Thursday morning, telling Comer to &ldquo;stand by your statements&rdquo; and to &ldquo;uphold the Committee&rsquo;s commitment to transparency and to the victims of Epstein&rsquo;s horrific abuse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He was referring in part to comments Comer made discouraging a hypothetical DOJ pardon of Maxwell that President Donald Trump discussed with White House reporters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3839526\/trump-doj-possible-pardon-ghislaine-maxwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP SAYS HE&rsquo;LL SPEAK TO DOJ ABOUT POSSIBLE PARDON FOR GHISLAINE MAXWELL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On October 7, when asked by CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper about President Trump&rsquo;s recent statement regarding a potential pardon of Maxwell, you said clearly that based on &lsquo;conversations that I&rsquo;ve had with some of the victims of Epstein and Maxwell, that I can say with confidence, I would strongly discourage any type of pardon or commutation of Maxwell,&#8217;&rdquo; Garcia wrote in the letter.<\/p>\n<p>The House Oversight Committee has worked across party lines on the Epstein investigation in 2025. In early September, the committee released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3790705\/house-oversight-releases-33000-pages-epstein-files-doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">33,000 pages<\/a> of files related to the Department of Justice&rsquo;s investigation into Epstein. <\/p>\n<p>When asked for comment on why they put out the letter before consulting with committee staffers, a spokesperson for the Oversight Democrats told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that they &ldquo;have and will continue to work with the Republican majority staff on the Epstein investigation.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For months, we have been calling on the majority to bring in Ghislaine Maxwell and we are glad that they are doing so,&rdquo; a spokesperson for Oversight Democrats told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;While we have been surprised on numerous occasions by the actions of the majority without any input from Oversight Democrats, we will continue to work together when possible to bring justice for the Epstein victims.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-say-overhaul-needed-to-protect-fed-agencies-from-foreign-hacks\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Say Overhaul Needed to Protect Fed Agencies from Foreign Hacks\">renewed focus<\/a> on the Epstein files comes alongside the public backlash after the DOJ said they had no further plans to release materials, despite Bondi suggesting to Fox News that the Epstein <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-abandons-mckinsey-disclosure-demands\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Abandons McKinsey Disclosure Demands\">client list<\/a> was sitting on her desk for review. Bondi said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3840802\/pam-bondi-questioned-fbi-surveillance-epstein-files-national-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate hearing<\/a> this week that &ldquo;there was no client list.&rdquo; It also comes as <em>The<\/em> <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported on a lewd birthday note allegedly from Trump to Epstein&ndash; a note which Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-appeal-of-epstein-plea-deal\/\" title=\"Supreme ... rejects ...\u2019s appeal of Epstein plea deal\">repeatedly denied writing<\/a> and a report which Trump has taken the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3491324\/trump-murdoch-cut-deal-deposition-wsj-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to court <\/a>over.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3842179\/hillary-bill-clinton-house-oversight-committee-jeffrey-epstein-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON DELAY HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE DEPOSITIONS: WHAT TO KNOW ON THEIR EPSTEIN TIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Pursuant to the subpoena previously issued to Maxwell by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in an effort to expeditiously continue the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators, I urge you to immediately schedule Maxwell&rsquo;s deposition with the Committee,&rdquo; Garcia wrote in Thursday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/oversightdemocrats.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/democrats-oversight.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/2025-10-09.garcia-to-comer-re-maxwell-deposition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kaelan Deese contributed to this reporting<\/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>Oversight committee urges Maxwell deposition after court loss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2497304,"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\/08\/AP20184598972905.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41073,33118,46155,32275,8676],"class_list":["post-2497303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ghislaine-maxwell","tag-legal-proceedings","tag-oversight-committee","tag-supreme-court","tag-testimony"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP20184598972905.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497303","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2497303"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2497307,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497303\/revisions\/2497307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2497304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2497303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2497303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2497303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}