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James Comer, the Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is extending invitations to seven more individuals to voluntarily testify as part of the ongoing investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender.
Among those Comer has reached out to are Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Gateway, Inc. founder Ted Waitt, and private equity mogul Leon Black. All three billionaires have been mentioned in documents released by the Justice Department under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Comer has requested that these individuals participate in in-person, transcribed interviews to aid the committee’s investigation.
“The Oversight Committee is determined to uncover the truth for the survivors and all Americans,” Comer stated on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Ted Waitt is notably linked to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s accomplice, who has been convicted on charges related to child sex trafficking.
Comer proposed interview dates of April 16 for Waitt, May 13 for Black and May 19 for Gates in letters sent to the three billionaires on Tuesday.
Additionally, former Democratic White House employees Kathryn Ruemmler and Doug Band were asked to provide testimony on April 21 and May 5, respectively.
Ruemmler, who resigned from her role as Goldman Sachs’s top lawyer this week over her ties to Epstein, served as White House counsel in the Obama administration. Band was a key adviser to former President Clinton.
Comer also requested voluntary interviews with Epstein assistants Lesley Groff and Sarah Kellen in early June.
The latest round of requests for testimony follows the committee’s closed-door depositions with former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week. The couple denied any knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activities in separate testimony.
The Oversight chair called the Clinton’s testimony “historical” and said the committee “picked up some new facts” related to their Epstein probe during these depositions.
“We’re going to bring more people in,” Comer said on Friday. “We’re not finished.”