Ex-AG to face congressional questions over Epstein deal: Live updates
August 26, 2025 / /
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A former attorney general, who served under George W. Bush, is testifying about the controversial Jeffrey Epstein deal at the House Oversight Committee Tuesday.
Alberto Gonzales led the Department of Justice (DOJ) discussions with Florida federal prosecutors which resulted in Epstein’s non-prosecution agreement in 2007. Gonzales then left the department just one week before the deal.
What To Know
- Gonzales is the second witness called in the bipartisan House probe.
- Last week, former U.S. Attorney General William Barr sat for a closed-door deposition before the Committee.
- On Monday, Committee Chairman James Comer issued a new subpoena to the estate of Epstein for “documents and communications in its possession, custody, or control in unredacted form.
- That includes the convicted pedophile’s alleged “birthday book” which was created by Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein’s 50th birthday.
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