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PoliticsMar 15

Congress Examines Epstein-Related Testimony and Seeks Prison Guard Deposition

Congressional committees are investigating Jeffrey Epstein's associates and circumstances of his death through witness testimony and depositions.

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Congressional committees are conducting multiple investigations related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, examining both his financial operations and the circumstances surrounding his death in federal custody.

Richard Kahn, who served as an accountant for Epstein for more than a decade, testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. Kahn's testimony reportedly addressed statements involving a Trump accuser, though specific details of his testimony were not immediately disclosed.

Separately, Congress is seeking to depose a prison guard who was on duty at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York at the time of Epstein's death in August 2019. Epstein was found dead in his cell while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

The investigations appear to be part of broader congressional efforts to examine Epstein's network of associates and the circumstances that led to his death while in federal custody. Epstein's death was ruled a suicide by the medical examiner, but questions about the conditions at the federal facility and supervision protocols have persisted.

Both the Oversight Committee's examination of Epstein's financial records and associates, as well as the inquiry into his death, represent ongoing congressional oversight into one of the most high-profile criminal cases in recent years.

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