House Oversight Committee Schedules Alan Dershowitz Testimony for July 9

M. C. Representative James Comer, a Kentucky Republican and chair of the committee, sent the request in a letter to Dershowitz on Friday.

The committee is examining the alleged mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The panel is also reviewing the circumstances and subsequent investigations of Epstein’s 2019 death in federal custody.

Additional areas include how Epstein and Maxwell sought to curry favor and exercise influence to conceal their crimes, and the potential flouting of ethics rules regarding elected officials.

Comer wrote that due to public reporting, documents released by the Department of Justice, documents obtained by the committee, and Dershowitz’s former role as Epstein’s attorney, the panel believes he has information that will assist in its investigation. Dershowitz stated via text message on Tuesday that he will testify. “I volunteered and repeatedly urged them to call me.

After weeks of urging, they agreed. I’m looking forward to testifying about everything I know. I did no wrong and have nothing to hide,” he wrote. Dershowitz previously represented Epstein. He was part of the legal team that represented Epstein when the financier pleaded guilty in Florida in 2008 to state charges including soliciting prostitution from someone under 18.

Epstein received an 18-month jail term with work-release provisions under that plea deal. Epstein was arrested on federal child sex trafficking charges in July 2019. Ghislaine Maxwell is currently imprisoned for her role in Epstein’s sex trafficking.

Virginia Giuffre accused Dershowitz of multiple incidents of sexual abuse when she was underage. Dershowitz denied the allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit against her lawyers.