House Republicans have voted to support the House Oversight Committee’s ongoing investigation into crimes linked to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Speaker Mike Johnson stated, “President Trump is the most transparent and accessible President in U.S. history, and House Republicans are in lockstep with the President on our commitment to delivering maximum transparency while maintaining adequate protections for innocent victims. The resolution passed by House Republicans today affirms our Conference’s support for the extensive House Oversight Committee investigation, which unlike other proposals in Congress, has the force of law, will protect victims, does not require Senate approval, and is already underway and delivering results.”
The Oversight Committee launched an inquiry into Epstein’s prosecution and plea deal. Actions taken so far include issuing ten deposition subpoenas to Bill and Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick Garland, Robert Mueller, William Barr, Jeff Sessions, and Alberto Gonzales.
Former Attorneys General Alberto Gonzales, Eric Holder, and Jeff Sessions have agreed to provide formal written declarations under penalty of prosecution for false statements. Bill Barr has also been interviewed by committee investigators.
The committee issued a subpoena to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for records related to Epstein and Maxwell. The DOJ is complying with this request; it has delivered 34,000 pages of Epstein-related documents that have been publicly released with more expected.
Other steps include a subpoena to the Epstein estate for documents due by September 8th; a subpoena for deposition testimony from Ghislaine Maxwell; scheduling former Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta for a voluntary transcribed interview on September 19; as well as maintaining direct contact with survivors of Epstein.
Mike Johnson currently serves as U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 4th district since 2017 after succeeding John Fleming. He previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives between 2015 and 2017. Johnson was born in Shreveport in 1972 and lives in Benton. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a BA in 1995 and earned his JD there in 1998.
