The US Congress will subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, the former partner of Jeffrey Epstein, who is now in prison, to testify amid a political storm over the Trump administration's decision not to release the remaining files in the case.
According to the Guardian, Tim Burchett, a Republican from Tennessee and member of Congress, has introduced the proposal to force Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence in a Florida prison for crimes related to Epstein, to testify before the House Oversight Committee.
"We need to send a message to these scoundrels," Burchett said in a statement published in X, referring to the list of Epstein's clients and other alleged associates included in the remaining files, which remain unknown to the public.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department announced earlier in the day that it would contact Maxwell to learn more about the case, which has upset the US president. Trump and his administration are seeking to manage the anger of a section of their base, which has accused him for two weeks of a lack of transparency on the sensitive issue.
"For the first time, the Department of Justice is asking Ghislaine Maxwell: what do you know?" Todd Blanch, the department's number two, wrote in 'X'.
Epstein's "mediator" for his sex crimes
Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's former partner and former associate, was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking, accused of acting as a "middleman" for Epstein between 1994 and 2004, recruiting underage girls for sexual exploitation.
Her lawyer, David Oscar Marcus, confirmed to 'X' that he is in contact with the ministry, adding that "Ghislaine will always testify with the truth" .
The case of Jeffrey Epstein, who died in his cell in 2019 before his trial for sex crimes, returned to the spotlight and took a political turn on July 7.
That day, the US government assured that there was no evidence of the existence of a secret client list of this friend of famous stars and powerful figures, with whom Donald Trump had close relationships.
This provoked the anger of part of the "MAGA" movement close to the US president, who accused him of not respecting his promises of transparency. Many of them believe that the death of Jeffrey Epstein in prison allowed revelations that would have implicated front-line figures not to happen.
" If Ghislaine Maxwell has information about any person who committed crimes or wrongdoing against victims, the FBI and the Department of Justice will listen to what she has to say ," Todd Blanch, who was also Donald Trump's personal lawyer, said in a press release. He said he would meet with Maxwell in the coming days. (A2 Televizion)
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