House Oversight Chair James Comer has subpoenaed Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell for a deposition.

Washington — The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed Ghislaine Maxwell, an accomplice of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who is serving a 20-year prison sentence, to sit for a deposition as fallout over the Trump administration's handling of the case intensifies.

A federal judge in Florida rejected the DOJ’s attempt to unseal grand jury records from the early Epstein investigation, but lawmakers are now demanding answers from Maxwell herself under oath.

The latest effort by Trump subordinates is intended to quell a political crisis precipitated by the department’s announcement that it would not release more files related to the Epstein investigation.

President Donald Trump’s effort to unseal Jeffrey Epstein-related grand jury transcripts has hit a temporary roadblock. The federal judge overseeing the Trump administration’s request to unseal records from Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case said Tuesday that the DOJ’s filing “does not adequately address” several factors the court must weigh when considering the disclosure of secret grand jury materials.

The Department of Justice said Tuesday it has reached out to Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell for a meeting amid backlash over the administration’s handling of files related to Epstein.

A House subcommittee has voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein