Congress to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell amid political firestorm over Jeffrey Epstein files

Republican introduces motion to compel Maxwell, a close associate of Epstein who is serving 20 years, to testify

Ghislaine Maxwell with Jeffrey Epstein in an undated handout photo. Photograph: US Department of Justice/PA

Congress will subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned sex trafficker who was a close associate of the notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, to testify amid a political firestorm over the Trump administration’s decision not to release its remaining Epstein files.

Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett introduced a motion to compel Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence in a Florida prison for crimes related to the Epstein case, to testify before the House oversight committee.