House Oversight Committee Will Subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, Spokesperson Says

WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee plans to lawsuit Jeffrey Epstein subordinate Ghislaine Maxwell "as expeditiously arsenic possible," a committee spokesperson said.

The move comes amid a increasing push, including from immoderate friends of President Donald Trump, for nan management to merchandise further files related to Epstein. Epstein died successful jailhouse in 2019 awaiting a proceedings connected federal activity trafficking charges, and his decease has sparked conspiracy theories for years.

A House Oversight subcommittee unanimously approved a mobility connected Tuesday directing committee chair James Comer to rumor a lawsuit for Maxwell. Only 4 members were present.

Comer, R-Ky., had directed Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., to present nan mobility aft nan Tennessee lawmaker requested that nan committee lawsuit her. The mobility allows "the Committee to formally see whether to proceed," nan committee spokesperson said.

"The Committee will activity to lawsuit Ms. Maxwell arsenic expeditiously arsenic possible," nan spokesperson said. "Since Ms. Maxwell is successful national prison, nan Committee will activity pinch nan Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons to place a day erstwhile Committee tin depose her."

Maxwell is presently serving a 20-year situation condemnation in Florida aft being convicted of national activity trafficking charges successful 2021. She was accused of recruiting and grooming girls whom Epstein sexually abused.

Maxwell’s counsel and nan Bureau of Prisons did not instantly respond to a petition for remark astir nan imaginable legislature testimony. The Justice Department declined to comment.

Earlier connected Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that he would scope retired to Maxwell's counsel to find whether she would beryllium consenting to speak pinch Justice Department prosecutors.

"President Trump has told america to merchandise each reliable evidence," said a connection from Blanche, shared on X by Bondi. The connection continued, noting that if Maxwell had "information astir anyone who has committed crimes against victims, nan FBI and nan DOJ will perceive what she has to say."

When reached earlier connected Tuesday for remark connected Blanche's statement, Maxwell's attorney, David Oscar Markus, confirmed that his squad was "in discussions pinch nan authorities and that Ghislaine will ever attest truthfully."

Trump told reporters successful nan Oval Office coming that he was unaware of Blanche's plans, but that he believed it would beryllium "appropriate" for him to speak to Maxwell.

“I don’t cognize astir it, but I deliberation it’s thing that would be, sounds due to do,” Trump said while taking questions earlier a bilateral gathering pinch nan president of nan Philippines.