Rabia Iclal Turan
July 22, 2025•Update: July 22, 2025
WASHINGTON
The US House Oversight Committee said Tuesday it will subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted child sex trafficker and longtime aide to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, to testify at a deposition.
Republican Rep. Tim Burchett introduced the motion after repeatedly calling for more transparency from the Trump administration regarding Epstein-related documents.
Burchett posted a photo on X showing a motion that said: “Mr. Chairman, I move to direct the chairman of the full committee to authorize and issue a subpoena for Ghislaine Maxwell to appear for a deposition.”
It came as a senior Justice Department official announced Tuesday that he intends to meet Maxwell.
The announcement comes amid a continued firestorm that has thrown President Donald Trump's MAGA base into open revolt after the Justice Department publicly determined that Epstein did not keep a "client list" that could be used to charge anyone else with sex crimes, and that Epstein was not murdered in his jail cell in 2019.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the document with the Justice Department's conclusions "remains as accurate today as it was when it was written," adding, "No evidence was uncovered that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties."
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 Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case," he said.
