Amy Robach
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before Congress.
And we're already hearing from some Democrats on that committee saying this opens the door to President Trump having to testify about what he knows.
James Comer quickly shot that down and said a sitting president is not going to testify before Congress.
Mr. Chairman, ranking member, members of the committee, as a former senator, I have respect for the legislative oversight and I expect its exercise, as do the American people, to be principled and fearless in pursuit of truth and accountability.
As we all know, however, too often congressional investigations are partisan political theater, which is an abdication of duty and an insult to the American people.
The committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have information regarding the investigations into the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Let me be as clear as I can.
I do not.
Yeah, that's the big thing.
She says she doesn't recall ever meeting Jeffrey Epstein ever.
Fairly significant.
She continues, as I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13th, I had no idea about their criminal activities.
I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein.
I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices.
I have nothing to add to that.
It is unfathomable that Mr. Epstein initially got a slap on the wrist in 2008, which allowed him to continue his predatory practices for another decade.
Mr. Chairman, your investigation is supposed to be assessing the federal government's handling of the investigations and prosecutions of Epstein and his crimes.
You subpoenaed eight law enforcement officials, all of whom ran the Department of Justice or directed the FBI when Epstein's crimes were investigated and prosecuted.
Of those eight, only one appeared before the committee.
Five of the six former attorneys general were allowed to submit brief statements stating they had no information to provide.