Two advisors to Jeffrey Epstein made a startling admission to lawmakers recently that appeared to undercut the Trump administration’s claim regarding its investigation into the disgraced financier.
Esptein's accountant Richard Kahn and lawyer Darren Indyke testified earlier this month before the House Oversight Committee as part of the panel’s ongoing probe into the disgraced financier. The hearing was held behind closed doors, with video of the depositions made public on Tuesday.
During their testimony, both Kahn and Indyke revealed that at no time were they ever contacted by federal investigators, an admission that “raises questions about the depth of the Justice Department’s review of Epstein,” NBC News reporter Raquel Coronell Uribe wrote in a report Tuesday.
Last July, President Donald Trump’s Justice Department said in a memo that, after having conducted an “exhaustive” and “thorough” review of matters related to Epstein, no evidence existed to pursue criminal charges against any potential co-conspirators. The recent testimony from Epstein’s advisors, however, appears to suggest that the Justice Department’s (DOJ) investigation may not have been as “exhaustive” as claimed.
Neither Kahn nor Indyke have been accused of any wrongdoing related to their past professional relationships with Epstein. Kahn did confirm, however, that he had “never been questioned by any government authority” in regards to Epstein, NBC News reported. Indyke indicated the same.