House Oversight panel to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell for deposition

A House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Tuesday voted to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell for a deposition.

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., during an unrelated subcommittee hearing, moved for the panel to authorize and issue a subpoena for Maxwell to appear for a deposition, which passed by voice vote, The Hill news outlet reported.

“Recently, Rep. Burchett sent a letter to Chairman Comer requesting a subpoena for Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony. In response, Chairman Comer directed Rep. Burchett to introduce a motion to subpoena Ms. Maxwell for a deposition, allowing the Committee to formally consider whether to proceed,” a committee spokesperson said in a statement.

“The Committee will seek to subpoena Ms. Maxwell as expeditiously as possible. 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 Committee can depose her.”

Any attempt to get a final floor vote on any Epstein-related matter before the House goes on recess is unlikely, Speaker Mike Johnson says.

Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses.

House Oversight Committee Democrats posted on X following the vote, "Oversight Democrats just unanimously voted to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's partner. This is progress. We will not stop fighting until the Epstein Files are released. Trump and Bondi must stop blocking the American people from the truth."

The vote comes the same day that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he has reached out to Maxwell's attorney to meet with her "in the coming days."