House depositions for 2 Epstein associates postponed

Early Wednesday afternoon, February 25, the Washington Examiner's Kaelan Deese reported that the House Oversight Committee made a decision pertaining to its ongoing probe of the Epstein files: Depositions of two Jeffrey Epstein associates have been postponed until March.

Deese reports, "A source familiar with the committee's planning told the Washington Examiner that lawmakers coordinated with former Epstein accountant Richard Kahn's legal team to adjust the timing, as he was initially slated to sit for his deposition in Washington, D.C., at 10 a.m. on Wednesday."

According to the Examiner's source, the deposition of Kahn was moved from February 25 to Wednesday, March 11 — a two-week postponement. And the deposition for former Epstein attorney Darren Indyke was moved to Thursday, March 19.

"Kahn and Indyke were designated as co-executors in Epstein's last will and testament, which he signed on August 8, 2019, just two days before his death," Deese explains. "Since then, they have faced civil lawsuits alleging they enabled aspects of Epstein's sex-trafficking operation through their management of his legal and financial affairs. Both men have denied wrongdoing and have never faced the threat of criminal inquiries."

The Examiner continues, "The change in schedule shuffled the plans outlined by the committee's ranking Democrat, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), who previously said, in a January 23 press release, that Kahn would testify under oath in late February pursuant to a subpoena, followed by Indyke in early March…. The rescheduling also alters what had been expected to be a series of back-to-back depositions this week tied to the congressional investigation of Epstein’s network and the handling of his finances and estate after his death."

Billionaire financier and convicted sex offended Epstein was found dead in his cell in a federal detention center on August 10, 2019. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), under U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, has released thousands of files on Epstein in recent months, although with redactions.