US House Panel Summons Epstein Aide Lesley Groff for June 9 Interview as Scrutiny Revives
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Updated · The Guardian · May 28
US House Panel Summons Epstein Aide Lesley Groff for June 9 Interview as Scrutiny Revives
4 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 28
A House oversight committee asked Lesley Groff on March 3 to appear in Washington on June 9, saying Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime executive assistant may hold information relevant to its review of the federal handling of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Groff worked for Epstein for 18 years, from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, managing his calendar, calls and travel; released records show she also arranged meetings, flights and payments for young women he wanted to see.
Her lawyers have long said she knew nothing illegal was tied to Epstein’s daily massages or appointments, and federal prosecutors closed a two-year criminal investigation without charging her in 2021.
The committee’s move still puts Groff back under pressure after document releases and victim accounts kept her central to the Epstein record, where her name appears more than 160,000 times.
Groff would be the latest former Epstein employee questioned by Congress after accountant Richard Kahn and lawyer Darren Indyke were interviewed in March as lawmakers examine possible government mismanagement of the case.
Prosecutors believed she was an unwitting pawn. Will Congress prove she was a key player in Epstein's abusive enterprise?
After 18 years of silence and an immunity deal, will Epstein's top assistant finally expose his network of powerful enablers?