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Lawmakers could soon person Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous "birthday book," which could perchance springiness penetration into the disgraced precocious financier’s societal ties.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., who serves arsenic the ranking subordinate of the House Oversight Committee, told MSNBC connected Friday that Epstein’s property "is really going to really present get america that publication and a clump of different documents that they person that’s not really been reported yet." He added that the lawmakers expect to person the publication and the documents connected Sept. 8.
Garcia besides told MSNBC that "many of the victims" of Epstein would talk to lawmakers connected Capitol Hill adjacent week to "highlight their stories." He did not sanction the lawmakers oregon accusers expected to meet.
EPSTEIN ESTATE HIT WITH NEW HOUSE SUBPOENA FOR 'CLIENT LIST,' CALL LOGS
The merchandise day is confirmed successful the subpoena which was signed by House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. The circumstantial deadline listed successful the subpoena is Sept. 8 astatine 12:00 p.m.
"The Committee connected Oversight and Government Reform is reviewing the imaginable mismanagement of the national government’s probe of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell, the circumstances and consequent investigations of Mr. Epstein’s death, the cognition of sex-trafficking rings and ways for the national authorities to efficaciously combat them, and imaginable violations of morals rules related to elected officials," Comer stated successful a screen missive that accompanied the subpoena.
"Recent reporting indicates the property of Mr. Epstein has entree to documents applicable to the Committee’s investigation, including the alleged ‘birthday book’ prepared for Mr. Epstein by Ms. Maxwell… It is imperative that Congress behaviour oversight of the national government’s enforcement of enactment trafficking laws mostly and specifically its handling of the probe and prosecution of Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell," Comer added.
BILL BARR, FORMER TRUMP ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO FACE HOUSE INVESTIGATORS IN EPSTEIN PROBE
House Oversight Democrats released a connection Monday supporting the subpoena for the publication and calling connected erstwhile U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to attest earlier Congress. He is expected to look for a closed-door transcribed interrogation adjacent month.
With a national probe of the lawsuit nether way, lawmakers person sought the testimonies of respective erstwhile high-ranking officials, specified arsenic erstwhile Attorney General Bill Barr. While Barr testified earlier lawmakers, Democrats, specified arsenic Reps. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., and Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, were not pleased with Republicans’ questions.
Comer, who argued those accusations were baseless, implored Democrats not to politicize a bipartisan investigation. Divisions deepened aft Comer said Barr had nary cognition of, nor did helium judge determination were immoderate implications of wrongdoing connected President Donald Trump's portion related to Epstein.
Garcia disagreed. Though helium did not be the deposition, helium said successful a connection that Barr did not wide Trump.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
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