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Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz is facing renewed unit from nan powerful House Oversight Committee aft refusing to attest earlier its bipartisan probe into Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., warned Tuesday nan sheet would prosecute "compulsory" action if Dershowitz does not beryllium for a transcribed video question and reply pinch legislature investigators successful early September.
The missive comes aft Dershowitz, who served arsenic Epstein's defense lawyer during his arguable 2008 plea woody involving nan inducement of a insignificant for prostitution, backed retired of a voluntary transcribed question and reply slated for July 20.
"On July 15, 2026, your counsel notified nan Committee that you ‘cannot now attest successful Congress concerning nan matters successful which [the Committee] are interested," Comer wrote successful nan letter. "Your counsel grounded to supply a logic for your refusal to testify."
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., leaves a gathering of nan House Republican Conference astatine nan Capitol Hill Club connected Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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"When Committee unit followed up pinch your counsel via email connected July 15 and 17, 2026, your counsel again grounded to supply an mentation for your refusal to be your transcribed interview," nan Kentucky Republican added. "This is unacceptable."
Comer is requesting that Dershowitz now participate successful a videotaped transcribed question and reply connected Sept. 2.
"The Committee will not tolerate immoderate further delay," he added. "If you neglect to adhere to this request, nan Committee will research each disposable devices astatine its disposal, including nan usage of nan compulsory process."
Dershowitz has precocious expressed liking successful testifying astir his ties to Epstein — a constituent Comer many times points to successful nan letter. He has denied immoderate wrongdoing.
Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz is seen pinch Jeffrey Epstein connected Sept. 8, 2004. (Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)
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"I’m very proud of my domiciled successful representing Epstein," Dershowitz said during an question and reply pinch NewsNation successful June. "I’m prepared to attest astir everything. I offered to testify, volunteered for nan past fewer months. I will personally not invoke privilege. I person thing to hide."
But he told The Harvard Crimson past week that his attorneys told him that he could not attest to nan committee, citing unspecified ineligible prohibitions.
Comer's missive comes arsenic a bipartisan group of lawmakers has subpoenaed respective high-profile individuals to attest earlier nan committee arsenic portion of its yearlong probe, including erstwhile Attorney General Pam Bondi, erstwhile President Bill Clinton and his wife, erstwhile Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz has many times expressed willingness to attest astir his ties to Epstein earlier backing retired of a scheduled grounds earlier nan House Oversight Committee. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
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Other high-profile figures who knew Epstein person precocious participated successful voluntary interviews pinch nan committee, including tech billionaire Bill Gates, erstwhile Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler and one-time Clinton adjutant Doug Band.
