Overview

• A House Oversight subcommittee approved a subpoena on Tuesday to compel Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition in the renewed Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
• The Department of Justice has reached out to Maxwell’s legal team, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche meeting her at the Tallahassee federal prison on Thursday to discuss her cooperation.
• Speaker Mike Johnson has publicly questioned Maxwell’s credibility as a convicted conspirator but endorsed broad transparency in the probe.
• Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has signaled that his panel will press Maxwell for an oath-bound deposition to uncover new details about her association with Jeffrey Epstein.
• Maxwell was convicted in 2021 for her role in Epstein’s sex-trafficking network, prompting lawmakers to examine her incentives and reliability as a witness.