A House Oversight subcommittee unanimously approved a motion to subpoena former Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell amid renewed interest in the case.
July 22 A House Oversight subcommittee unanimously approved a motion to subpoena former Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell amid renewed interest in the case.
Only four subcommittee members were present when the vote on the subpoena motion was held on Tuesday at the request of Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., NBC News reported.
The motion directs committee chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., to subpoena Maxwell to testify before the Oversight Committee regarding former financier Epstein and his alleged ties to President Donald Trump and others.
« The committee will seek to subpoena Ms. Maxwell as expeditiously as possible », a committee spokesperson told The Hill.
« Since Ms. Maxwell is in federal prison, the committee will work with the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons to identify a date when [the] committee can depose her.
