House Republicans intend to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, according to an aide for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
A House Oversight subcommittee Tuesday morning advanced a motion from Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett seeking approval of the subpoena.
“The Committee will seek to subpoena Ms. Maxwell as expeditiously as possible,” the committee aide said in a statement. “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.”
The move comes as the Justice Department is also seeking to meet with Maxwell, the associate of the late-disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for child sex trafficking and other crimes.
“This deposition will help the American people understand how Jeffrey Epstein was able to carry out his evil actions for so long without being brought to justice,” Burchett said in a statement.
