House Oversight Panel Seeks Alan Dershowitz Testimony as NYT Details Epstein Files Crisis
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 11
House Oversight Panel Seeks Alan Dershowitz Testimony as NYT Details Epstein Files Crisis
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 11
Summary
Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein’s former lawyer, will be asked by the House Oversight Committee to appear as investigators revive scrutiny with fresh witness testimony, including from longtime Epstein aide Lesley Groff.
Robert Garcia, the panel’s top Democrat, also plans to press Chair James Comer to summon Vice President JD Vance after the New York Times reported Situation Room meetings over the administration’s Epstein strategy.
That report said Vance pushed to release all files before Congress could force disclosure, while aides including Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi and Kash Patel treated the issue as a political and PR crisis.
The fight has simmered since a 2025 Justice Department memo said no Epstein “client list” existed, and it has since become a test of Trump’s standing with core MAGA supporters.
The fallout has already hit Republican careers: Thomas Massie was ousted after backing the bipartisan transparency act, and Nancy Mace blamed her primary loss on supporting file releases.