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Members of the House Oversight Committee have discussed issuing subpoenas to people who could testify about secret settlements between some of Jeffrey Epstein's friends and his accusers.

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... Some of Epstein's accusers have signed confidential prelitigation settlements with friends of the sex offender whom they have also accused of misconduct, according to three people with direct knowledge of such settlements, including Brad Edwards, an attorney who has represented more than 200 of Epstein's accusers.

These settlements include nondisclosure agreements that prohibit them from speaking publicly about their experiences, Edwards and the other people told Business Insider, part of the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network, which includes POLITICO.

The House Oversight Committee is investigating the Justice Department's handling of its Epstein investigations and is scheduled to conduct voluntary interviews with associates of Epstein in the coming weeks. Those conversations won't be under oath, and participants won't be legally compelled to answer every question. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-26 07:53 PM | Reply

" Those conversations won't be under oath, and participants won't be legally compelled to answer every question. ..."

Admit it's going to be a dog-and-pony show without using those specific words.

Anytime Congress allows folks who don't want to go under oath to testify without going under oath ...

... the fix is in.

#2 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-06-26 07:58 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#2

Yup.

The Cover-Up continues.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-26 09:10 PM | Reply

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