Republicans on the Home Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted down 4 efforts from Democrats to subpoena data associated to Jeffrey Epstein.
Democrats started their effort with a movement to subpoena the monetary transactions of Epstein, flagged as “suspicious activity reports,” and later related such data from the Treasury Division.
In addition they sought testimony from FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino on the Epstein recordsdata in addition to recordsdata associated to the switch of Epstein affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell to a decrease safety jail.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a lead sponsor of a decision searching for to pressure the discharge of all of the Epstein recordsdata, was the one Republican to interrupt along with his social gathering to assist the subpoena effort.
The vote was a departure from related efforts within the Home Oversight and Authorities Reform Committee, the place members of each events have backed subpoena efforts.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) expressed an curiosity in 4 banks: J.P. Morgan, BNY, Financial institution of American and Deutsche Financial institution.
“These four banks have flagged to the government $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions related to the sex trafficking crimes and conspiracy of Epstein, [his associate Ghislaine] Maxwell and all of their collaborators,” Raskin stated.
The transfer was not prone to provide a lot new data.
The Oversight Committee has already subpoenaed suspicious exercise stories (SARs) from the Treasury Division, a request that may embody all SARs reported to the Treasury Division slightly than simply from 4 banks. The division has stated it’s going to comply.
Nonetheless, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon instructed reporters Wednesday he would have been comfortable to adjust to such a subpoena.
“We regret any association with that man at all. And, of course, if it’s a legal requirement, we would conform to it. We have no issue with that,” Dimon instructed reporters after leaving a Senate GOP lunch. “I think what happened to those women is terrible and any role we played in it.”
The rejected subpoena on Maxwell’s jail switch comes after Democrats have sought particulars about her switch, noting it got here abruptly after her assembly with Deputy Lawyer Basic Todd Blanche.
“These actions raise substantial concerns that the administration may now be attempting to tamper with a crucial witness, conceal President Trump’s relationship with convicted sex offenders, and coax Ms. Maxwell into providing false or misleading testimony in order to protect the President. The transfer also appears to violate both DOJ [Justice Department] and Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policies,” Raskin wrote final month in a letter to Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi and BOP Director William Okay. Marshall III.
