WASHINGTON

US House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Wednesday subpoenaed Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, to testify on Aug.11 in a closed-door deposition at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, Florida, where she is imprisoned.

In the subpoena cover letter, Comer said the committee seeks Maxwell’s testimony “to inform the consideration of potential legislative solutions to improve federal efforts to combat sex trafficking and reform the use of non-prosecution agreements and/or plea agreements in sex-crime investigations.”

Comer wrote to Maxwell that “the facts and circumstances surrounding both your and Mr. Epstein’s cases have received immense public interest and scrutiny,” noting Epstein’s prior 2008 non-prosecution agreement and his 2019 federal indictment for sex trafficking minors before his death in custody.

Maxwell was convicted in 2021 on multiple sex trafficking crimes, including the sex trafficking of a minor, related to her decades-long scheme to procure and groom underage girls for Epstein. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Epstein died before his case could go to trial.

David Oscar Markus, an attorney representing Maxwell, confirmed that talks are ongoing with the Justice Department over a potential meeting, saying Maxwell "will always testify truthfully."

"We are grateful to President (Donald) Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case," he said.