Rep. James Comer, the chair of the House Oversight Committee, on Wednesday issued a subpoena for Ghislaine Maxwell to appear for a deposition next month, the latest development in an ongoing saga currently roiling Washington.
The subpoena calls for the deposition to occur on Aug. 11 at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, Florida, where Maxwell is serving out her 20-year sentence for her role in child sex trafficking.
“The facts and circumstances surrounding both your and Mr. Epstein’s cases have received immense public interest and scrutiny,” the subpoena cover letter reads. “It is imperative that Congress conduct oversight of the federal government’s enforcement of sex trafficking laws generally and specifically its handling of the investigation and prosecution of you and Mr. Epstein.”