Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Tim Burchett, the U.S. representative for Tennessee’s second congressional district, is calling on Ghislaine Maxwell to testify about “the truth” behind Jeffery Epstein.
Burchett, a Republican who represents areas like Knoxville, Maryville and as far north as LaFollette, has long called for answers in the Epstein case.
Burchett took to social media Tuesday announcing he’d sent a letter to James Comer, the chairman of the GOP Oversight Committee, requesting Maxewell appear before Congress, adding that subpoena powers be used if she refuses a congressional invitation.
“Given the events of the past week, I respectfully request you invite Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell to testify in a public hearing before the Committee,” the letter reads. “Should Ms. Maxwell refuse the invitation, I encourage you to use subpoena powers.”
Epstein, a New York financier who committed suicide in 2019 after being accused of orchestrating a years-long sex trafficking operation, was rumored to have kept a “client list” containing the names of people who participated in the abuse.
The Justice Department last week denied the list’s existence after previous reports that Attorney General Pam Bondi had at one time possessed the list.
