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House Oversight inquiry into Epstein

Investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In 2025 and 2026 it heard Wexner, Black, Gates, Clinton, Lutnick, Staley and Acosta, among others; AP counted Black as the 16th person to appear.

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Investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In 2025 and 2026 it heard Wexner, Black, Gates, Clinton, Lutnick, Staley and Acosta, among others; AP counted Black as the 16th person to appear.

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  • Les Wexner deposed at his home in Ohio on 18 February 2026 Scholarship & press 1
  • Leon Black interviewed in a closed session on 26 June 2026; did not appear for his sworn deposition on 3 September; held in contempt by the House on 16 September 2026, a step about the subpoenas, not a finding about Epstein Scholarship & press 23
  • Bill Gates interviewed in a closed session on 10 June 2026 Scholarship & press 4
  • Bill Clinton deposed on 27 February 2026 Scholarship & press 5
  • Howard Lutnick voluntary interview on 6 May 2026 Scholarship & press 6
  • Jes Staley interviewed; the transcript was released in August 2026 Scholarship & press 7
  • Alexander Acosta interviewed on 19 September 2025 Scholarship & press 8
  • Merrick Garland wrote to the committee that he recalled no update on Epstein or Maxwell as Attorney General Scholarship & press 91011

    PolitiFact wrote in July 2025 that the Biden administration did not publicly release any files from the investigations, though judges unsealed court records while it was in office. The sources read do not say what the department did with the files from 2021 to 2025.

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  1. 2025 – House Oversight inquiry into Epstein
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  1. Les Wexner says he was conned by Epstein; Democrats push back on testimony (with the Associated Press), Al Jazeera, 19 Feb 2026. Scholarship & press
    Five committee members travelled to Wexner’s home in Ohio to take a deposition from him in a closed-door session.
  2. House votes to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation (Associated Press, on PBS News), PBS News, 16 Sep 2026. Scholarship & press
    The House approved a resolution Wednesday holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress, referring the matter to the Department of Justice after he defied the Oversight Committee’s subpoenas in its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
  3. Billionaire Leon Black defends $158M paid to Epstein: ‘I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde’ (Associated Press, on ABC11), ABC11, 26 Jun 2026. Scholarship & press
    Black is the 16th person to appear before the committee as part of their broader investigation into the web of wealth and influence around Epstein.
  4. Bill Gates testifies in closed-door US House meeting over Epstein ties, Al Jazeera, 10 Jun 2026. Scholarship & press
    has testified in a closed-door session with a panel in the United States House of Representatives about his connection to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
  5. Bill Clinton defends himself at House deposition on Epstein: “I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong”, CBS News, 27 Feb 2026. Scholarship & press
    the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress
  6. Secretary Howard Lutnick is questioned by House lawmakers over his Epstein ties, NPR, 6 May 2026. Scholarship & press
    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday was grilled by Democrats and members of his own party during a closed-door hearing before the House Oversight Committee
  7. Former JPMorgan executive Staley says he shared confidential bank information with Epstein (Reuters, on CTV News), CTV News, 26 Aug 2026. Scholarship & press
    Former JPMorgan Chase executive Jes Staley told U.S. lawmakers he repeatedly shared confidential and market-sensitive bank information with Jeffrey Epstein
  8. Architect Of Sweetheart Plea Deal Alex Acosta Denies Alleged Epstein Intelligence Ties, AOL, 17 Oct 2025. Scholarship & press
    The committee on Friday released the full transcript of Acosta's Sept. 19 testimony
  9. Holder and Garland deny knowledge of Epstein files in letters to House Oversight Committee, Washington Examiner (The Gazette copy), 1 Oct 2025. Scholarship & press
    Although I cannot rule out that I ever received a status update on matters pertaining to Mr. Epstein or Ms. Maxwell in my role as Attorney General, I do not recall any such update or any other kind of report,
  10. Trump blames Epstein files on Democrats and Comey but the timeline tells a different story, PolitiFact (Poynter copy), 21 Jul 2025. Scholarship & press
    The Biden administration did not publicly release any files related to the investigations into Epstein, but federal judges unsealed several troves of court documents from previously settled civil cases while Biden was in office.
  11. Fact check: Did Democrats take action over Epstein case transparency?, PolitiFact (Al Jazeera copy), 6 Aug 2025. Scholarship & press
    After Biden took office in 2021, Democrats appeared to dial back their public calls for Epstein records’ release.
  12. Les Wexner, longtime Epstein benefactor, tells Congress he was “duped by a world-class con man”, CBS News, 18 Feb 2026. Scholarship & press
    told House lawmakers that he was “duped by a world-class con man” and knew nothing of Epstein’s crimes, according to his prepared testimony before the House Oversight Committee.
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