Comer agrees to postpone Maxwell's testimony to House on Epstein

Source: The Hill

08/01/25 4:50 PM ET


House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) agreed Friday to a request from Ghislaine Maxwell to delay deposing her until after the Supreme Court considers her petition to overturn her conviction for sex trafficking. Comer, however, declined requests from an attorney for Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, to grant her immunity or to send her questions in advance.

Pursuant to a motion that garnered bipartisan support in the committee last month, Comer had subpoenaed Maxwell for a deposition to occur at Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee on Aug. 11 — though she was quietly moved to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Bryan, Texas, a Bureau of Prisons official confirmed Friday.

“Your testimony is vital to the Committee’s efforts regarding Mr. Jeffrey Epstein, including the 2007 non-prosecution agreement and the circumstances surrounding Mr. Epstein’s Death,” Comer said in a letter to Maxwell on Friday. “These investigative efforts may be used to inform potential legislation to improve federal efforts to combat sex trafficking and reform the use of non-prosecution agreements and/or plea agreements in sex-crime investigations.”

Maxwell’s attorney David Oscar Markus wrote to the committee Monday seeking to delay the interview until after the Supreme Court weighs Maxwell’s petition.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5432918-maxwell-appeals-conviction-supreme-court/