Ghislaine Maxwell summoned before Congress for grilling over Epstein secrets
A top Republican in the US House of Representatives has dropped the latest bombshell in the saga over the files of late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
“We are impeaching Ms. Maxwell on February 9th,” Republican House Oversight Chairman James Comer said at a congressional committee meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime romantic partner and accomplice, will comply with the congressional subpoena and sit for deposition.
Wednesday’s hearing focused on a pair of congressional decisions It was announced that former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be charged with contempt of Congress on the grounds that they did not comply with the rules. with congressional subpoenas to discuss their dealings with Epstein.
While Republicans focused on the need for the Clintons to come and testify, Democrats said the focus on the former President and First Lady was politically motivated.
However, Comer shared that he wanted more information about Epstein to come out from all relevant sources.
“I agree that we need to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell,” Comer said Wednesday, also acknowledging that his team was “trying to persuade her to testify.” “Our lawyers were saying that she would make the fifth defense, but we set the date of February 9, when Ghislaine Maxwell would be questioned by this committee,” he continued.
However, Comer also shared that Maxwell’s lawyers “have made it clear that they will defend the fifth claim.”
Comer also said, “I hope he changes his mind because I want to hear from him.”
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell Attend the 2005 Wall Street Concert Series Sponsored by Grisogono with a performance by Rod Stewart at Cipriani Wall Street on March 15, 2005 in New York City. Wall Street Rising
Rep. James Comer (top right) (R-KY), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, with photos of former U.S. President Bill Clinton behind him, speaks during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol on January 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. The full committee was expected to vote to mark a resolution recommending that the House hold former US President Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the committee related to the ongoing investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Democrats have also sought to implicate the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Pam Bondi in their accusations of contempt of Congress, as the full Epstein Files have still not been released despite the Epstein Files Transparency Act being passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in November 2025.
Ohio Democratic Rep. Shontel Brown said at Wednesday’s hearing that 99 percent of the Epstein Files are still with the Department.
Comer said Wednesday that even he wanted the files to be released faster.
‘Justice Department Attorney General Bondi is producing documents, but this process is slower than any of us would prefer and needs to speed up,’ Comer said.
