Ghislaine Maxwell

A 138-page transcribed interview of William H. Gates, III by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building on June 10, 2026 and running from 10:00 a.m. to 3:43 p.m. Gates appeared voluntarily with counsel John Moran of McGuireWoods and Tom Clare of Clare Locke LLP. Peter Spectre, director of oversight for Chairman James Comer, stated on the record that the interview was requested under House Rule X as part of the Committee's investigation into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the operation of sex trafficking rings, "the ways in which Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell sought to curry favor and exercise influence to protect their illegal activities," and potential ethics violations by elected officials. Questioning alternated in hour-long majority and minority rounds. In an opening statement Gates said he was introduced to Epstein in 2011 by people he trusted, that Epstein claimed he could raise billions for global health from people he advised on taxes and estates, that no giving vehicle was created and no funds were raised, and that meeting Epstein was "a grave error in judgment." Majority counsel worked through three Epstein emails released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the economics of science adviser Boris Nikolic's exit, an August 2013 Seattle meeting and the thank-you note that followed, three extramarital affairs, a $2 million MIT donation, a Southern Trust Company contract naming Gates, law-enforcement contacts and a roll call of names. Minority counsel moved chronologically through Epstein's calendars and estate photographs. Members questioned Gates about Melanie Walker, the September 2014 donor meetings, and whether women he saw around Epstein were victims.

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's 111-page transcribed interview of former Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi, taken in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, May 29, 2026, from 9:05 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Chairman James Comer requested it as part of the Committee's investigation into the Epstein and Maxwell cases, the operation of sex-trafficking rings, and related ethics questions. Bondi had been subpoenaed; asked whether she had counsel in a personal capacity, she answered "Only as my -- when I was Attorney General for the United States, and that's Harmeet Dhillon." Dhillon identified herself as appearing on behalf of the Department of Justice, said Bondi was appearing voluntarily in her official capacity only, and objected repeatedly that anything outside Bondi's own tenure was beyond scope. Minority counsel disputed both the limitation and Dhillon's standing to assert it. Bondi testified that then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, by then Acting Attorney General, supervised the files release day to day, and referred questions to Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton and the Bureau of Prisons. After the majority's rounds she returned to the record to say that Rep. Robert Garcia's characterisation of that testimony as blaming Blanche was "100 percent incorrect" and that "I'm not blaming anything on Todd." She declined every question touching conversations with President Trump, including whether any occurred. She answered at length on redaction failures and on Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer; she would not say either way whether any named individual was under investigation. Eleven exhibits were entered, one an email headed "Epstein victim list" that counsel agreed on the record would be sealed.

The complete case file from the original 2006 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, released March 5, 2026. Previously withheld from public disclosure. Includes Operation Leap Year prosecution memos, FBI case documentation, and investigative materials. This represents the first time the full case file has been made public.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - X UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - v . - GHISLAINE MAXWELL , Defendant . X COUNT ONE OR\G\NAL SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT S2 20 Cr . 330 (AJN) (Conspiracy to Entice Minors to Travel to Engage in Illegal Sex Acts) The Grand Jury charges: OVERVIEW 1 . The charges set forth herein stem from the role of GHISLAI NE MAXWELL , the defendant , in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls by Jeffrey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, -v- GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. 20 Cr. 330 (PAE) OPINION & ORDER PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: This decision resolves a motion by two United States Representatives to participate as amici curiae in this criminal case. Representatives Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) are co-sponsors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act (“EFTA” or the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 119-38, 139 Stat. 656 (2025), which was enacted nearly unanimously by Congress, and signed into law, on November 19, 2025. The Act required the Attorney General, within 30 days of its enactment and subject to certain exceptions, to make publicly available “all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials” in the possession of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) that relate to the notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In a motion filed January 13, 2026, the Representatives seek leave to participate in this case as amici curiae for the purpose of assuring DOJ’s compliance with the EFTA. Dkts. 837– 38. They assert that, in multiple respects, DOJ has violated the Act. Dkt. 838-1 (“Amici Letter Brief”) at 1–2. First, they assert, DOJ has not complied with the December 19, 2025, deadline set by the Act for the public release of responsive records. Id. at 1 (citing Act § 2(a)). They note that, by DOJ’s admission, as of January 5, 2026-more than two weeks after that deadline-it had Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 844 Filed 01/21/26 Page 1 of 7 2 publicly released only 12,285 documents, with “more than 2 million documents potentially responsive to the Act in various phases of review.” Id. at 2 (citation omitted). Second, they assert, DOJ has not complied with a separate provision of the Act requiring the Attorney General, within 15 days of the deadline for release, to submit a report to the House and Senate

Southern District of New York Judge Paul Engelmayer's Jan 21, 2026 opinion and order addressing the motion to unseal grand jury materials in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (20-cr-330). Greenlights unsealing subject to certification by the SDNY US Attorney.