Democrats seek clarity on Epstein accountant's statements on Trump accuser

An accountant who worked for Jeffrey Epstein and the accountant's lawyer gave "contradictory and concerning statements" astir a pistillate who made allegations against the notorious enactment trafficker and President Trump, 2 House Democrats said Friday.

Richard Kahn, who worked intimately with Epstein for much than a decennary and serves arsenic an executor of his estate, testified earlier the House Oversight Committee connected Wednesday. He initially told the committee that Epstein's property had reached a colony with "Jane Doe 4," who had besides accused the president of abuse. Mr. Trump has denied immoderate wrongdoing related to Epstein, and the White House has called allegations against him "baseless."

In a missive to Kahn's attorney, Daniel Ruzumna, Democratic Reps. Robert Garcia and Ro Khanna of California said Friday that Kahn's relationship changed aboriginal successful his deposition, and again the pursuing day.

"After consultation with your client, you said connected the grounds that Mr. Kahn's anterior connection regarding 'Jane Doe 4' was mistaken and that neither you nor Mr. Kahn recognized the sanction arsenic idiosyncratic who had brought a assertion against Epstein's estate," they wrote.

Staff attorneys for Democrats connected the Oversight Committee heard from Ruzumna connected Thursday, according to the letter. The lawyer informed them that Jane Doe 4 had successful information filed a assertion against the estate, but it was denied "and nary colony was reached," the congressmen wrote.

But the lawmakers said the "inconsistent and shifting statements" continued aboriginal that day, erstwhile Ruzumna told the committee attorneys helium "could nary longer basal by [his] assertion that nary colony was reached with 'Jane Doe 4.'"

Ruzumna stopped abbreviated of saying an statement was struck with the woman. He alternatively said helium "could neither corroborate nor contradict whether a colony was reached," according to the letter.

The Democrats demanded that Ruzumna corroborate successful penning whether Jane Doe 4 "filed a assertion against the Epstein estate, and whether she received immoderate colony from the estate."

Ruzumna did not instantly reply to a petition for comment.

Kahn was 1 of Epstein's closest associates successful his last years. He testified connected Wednesday that helium "was not alert of the quality oregon grade of Epstein's maltreatment of truthful galore women until aft Epstein's death." Kahn said during his deposition that, "had I learned of immoderate of his horrific behavior, I would person discontinue enactment immediately."

Kahn said successful his prepared remarks that helium agreed to service arsenic an executor of Epstein's property due to the fact that helium believed doing truthful would let him "to assistance alleviate" the suffering of Epstein's victims.

He said the Epstein Victim Compensation Fund "resolved claims by implicit 130 women" successful summation to different 60 settlements separately reached by the estate.

After the deposition, Garcia, the committee's ranking member, said that Kahn's enactment enabled Epstein, and that his "massive enactment trafficking ringing would not person been imaginable without the accordant payments and services of his long-time accountant."

In a connection sent to reporters connected Friday, Garcia and Khanna noted that Jane Doe 4 was interviewed by FBI agents 4 times. "Congress and the nationalist merit a wide reply astir whether the Epstein Estate paid a colony to an accuser who made superior allegations against Donald Trump," they said.

"Richard Kahn needs to travel cleanable astir what the Epstein Estate knows," the lawmakers added.