Comer requests Dershowitz interview in Epstein investigation
Source: The Hill
06/12/26 3:53 PM ET
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) has formally requested that lawyer Alan Dershowitz testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its ongoing probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. “Due to public reporting, documents released by the Department of Justice, documents obtained by the Committee, and your former role as Mr. Epstein’s attorney, the Committee believes you have information that will assist in its investigation,” Comer wrote in a letter dated Friday.
He called on Dershowitz to sit for an in-person, videotaped interview in Washington, D.C., on July 9, pledging to publicly release the transcript and video “as expeditiously as practical” after the interview. Earlier this week, Comer expressed his desire for Dershowitz to appear before the committee, telling reporters that the panel had questions after hearing from former Epstein assistant Lesley Groff and some survivors.
“Based on the testimony from Ms. Groff, as well as a meeting that I had afterwards with several of the Epstein survivors, I am going to ask Alan Dershowitz to come in,” he said ahead of a voluntary interview with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. “We’re going to give him an opportunity to come in and answer several questions that arose yesterday based on Ms. Groff’s testimony and some things that some of the Epstein survivors said,” Comer added.
Dershowitz said during a phone call with The Hill’s sister network NewsNation on Wednesday that he wanted “complete transparency,” signaling that he was willing to sit for an interview that is “videotaped, under oath and open to the public.”. “I’m very proud of my role in representing Epstein,” he said, adding that he would “not invoke privilege” and was prepared to testify about “everything.”
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