House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said the panel will seek testimony from Alan Dershowitz as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a move Comer tied directly to Lesley Groff’s closed-door testimony and a subsequent meeting with Epstein survivors. Groff, Epstein’s longtime assistant, reportedly named Dershowitz when asked who else the committee should interview, while survivors also urged lawmakers to bring him in. Her full transcript has not yet been released, but in her opening statement she denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and described him as a manipulative deceiver.


Dershowitz, who was part of Epstein’s legal team during the negotiations that produced the controversial 2008 plea deal, said he had already volunteered to testify and welcomed the chance to speak to the committee. He again denied wrongdoing connected to Epstein, including Virginia Giuffre’s past allegations against him, which he has long rejected and for which he was never criminally charged. Dershowitz said he wanted “the truth to come out,” defended his work in the Epstein matter, and downplayed any relationship with Groff, saying he barely knew her beyond seeing her at Epstein’s office and possibly having travel arranged through her.


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