Washington (AP) – House Oversite Committee on Tuesday submitted a cess to the Department of Justice for files in files Jeffrey Epstein Sex trafficking checks and Clinton and former law enforcement officers are demanding deposits, part of a Congress investigation is that MPs believe that links can be shown to the President Donald Trump And former top officer.
The Republican-controlled Committee issued sub-pionas for the deposit with former President Bill Clinton, former State Secretary Hillary Clinton and eight former top law enforcement officers.
The committee’s works revealed how interested in Epstein files, along with MPs away from Washington on a one -month break. Trump has denied and claimed to have a prior knowledge of Epstein’s crimes He cut his relationship Long ago, and he has repeatedly tried to move forward to give up the decision of the Department of Justice. A complete accounting Checked. But in the political basis of the Republican President along with MPs of both the major political parties, many people have refused to let it go.
Rape. James Cummer, Republican Chairman of the Oversite Committee, Attorney General Palm Bandi and former officials noted in letters that Epstein and his ex -girlfriend’s cases Ghishline Maxwell “Has obtained immense public interest and investigation.”
“While the department acts as an effort to highlight and disclose additional information related to the affairs of Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell, it is necessary that the Congress conducts the monitoring of the enforcement of the federal government’s sex trafficking laws and especially the check and prosecution of Shri Epstein and Ms. Maxwell,” said.
Epstein’s circle
Since Epstein 2019 killed in New York Jail Sale As he waited for the trial for allegations of sex trafficking, conservative conspirators have stopped principles about what information investigators had gathered on Epstein – and who knew about sexual abuse of teenage girls. Republican MPs of the House Oversite Committee launched the row of questioning last month by introducing Clinton, both the Democrats, as well as the President who demanded all communications between the Department of Democratic Administration and Epstein of Biden.
Bill was one of Clinton Many luminaries familiar with EpsteinA rich financier had become public two decades before a criminal investigation in Florida, Florida. Clinton was never accused of doing wrong by any of the women who say that Epstein misused them.
One of the victims of Epstein, Virginia giaufOnce interviewed a newspaper, in which he described riding in a helicopter with Clinton and tampering with Trump, but he later said in a statement that she had not actually done and had mistakes by the reporter. Clinton has earlier said through a spokes that he never visited his homes when he travels on Epstein’s jet and had no knowledge of his crimes.
The committee is demanding an interview from the former Attorney General as part of the oath, which are the last four presidential administration: Merry Garland, William Barr, Jeff Sessions, Loreta Lynch, Eric Holder and Alberto Gonzalas. MPs also left former FBI directors James Komi and Robert Mueller.
However, it was Democrats who moved for sabpona Department of Justice for its files on Epstein. He joined the last month to successfully start Sabpona through a sub -committee of the House Oversite Committee by some Republicans.
Democratic Raps said, “Today was an important step in our fight for transparency about Epstein files and we were dedicated to the victims to seek justice.” “Now, we should continue pressure on the Department of Justice until we really receive every document.”
Will Sabpona be implemented?
Subponus gives the Department of Justice to hand over the requested records by 19 August, however Such requests are usually open for interaction And can be opposed by the Trump administration.
The committee is also asking former officials to appear for deposits in August, September and October, with Hillary Clinton on 9 October and with Bill Clinton on 14 October.
Many former presidents have voluntarily testified before the Congress, but no one has been forced to do so. That history was rioted by Trump in 2022, between his first and second terms, when he faced a sabpona by the House Committee, investigating Deadly January 6, 2021, rioting. Crowd of his supporters In US Capital.
Trump’s lawyers opposed Upapona, citing the legal example of decades, he said that a former President was ordered to appear before the Congress. The committee eventually withdrew its sub -letter.
The committee had earlier issued a sabpona for an interview MaxwellWho was serving a jail sentence in Florida, to woo teen girls to sexually abuse Epstein but recently A Texas transferred to the facility,
However, the Cummer has indicated that it is ready to delay the statement until the Supreme Court decides whether to hear the appeal for his sentence. She argues that she was prosecuted incorrectly.
As the Department of Justice has tried to please the demands for more disclosure, it has paid attention to Maxwell. Officers Interview him for 1 1/2 days Last month.
But the Democrats instead of relying on Maxwell’s words, emphasized the importance of achieving direct access to search files.
Garcia and Lee said, “We need these files, so that he said to fulfill any claim,” Garcia and Lee said, “The fight is not over.”
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Associated press writers David Caruso and Eric Tucker contributed.
Stephen Groves, Associated Press
