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Jeffrey Epstein’s accountant and his lawyer person some said that national authorities investigators ne'er interviewed them astir nan precocious financier’s crimes and their activity pinch him, according to deposition videos released by nan House of Representatives’ oversight committee.
Richard Kahn, Epstein’s accountant, and Darren Indyke, Epstein’s lawyer, said successful hours of closed-door interviews pinch nan committee that they did not witness, nor were progressive in, immoderate wrongdoing relating to Epstein, who died successful 2019 aft being charged pinch kid activity trafficking.
Both said that they were not interviewed by national investigators astir their knowledge of Epstein, again highlighting nan ample gaps successful nan justness department’s activity successful holding Epstein and his associates accountable for his crimes.
Kahn said successful his deposition that he has “never been questioned by immoderate authorities authority”, while Indyke said “I don’t deliberation I was” erstwhile asked if immoderate rule enforcement agency had questioned him astir Epstein aliases Ghislaine Maxwell, his accomplice.
Both said that they regretted moving for Epstein, who was recovered dormant successful his holding cell, a decease ruled arsenic a suicide. Indyke said that he “drank nan Kool-Aid astatine nan time” and stayed successful his occupation moreover aft Epstein pleaded blameworthy successful 2008 to soliciting a minor. The lawyer said his domiciled pinch Epstein was “transactional” and not personal.
“We were successful nan mediate of a financial crisis, and I had a family to support, truthful I made nan incorrect determination successful staying,” Kahn said astir his determination to stay associated pinch Epstein, according to the video of his testimony.
“Because I later learned … that Epstein continued to maltreatment hundreds of minors and adults, truthful I made an improper decision.”
The Trump administration has faced terrible disapproval complete its constricted merchandise of documents relating to Epstein, arsenic good arsenic nan deficiency of immoderate criminal prosecutions of those associated pinch him.
The justness section has released astir 3m Epstein documents, galore heavy redacted, but has withheld astir nan aforesaid number, contempt bipartisan authorities from Congress compelling nan merchandise of each of nan files. The justness section and FBI person said that they person conducted an “exhaustive review” and that nary further documents will beryllium released.
