<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>House Republicans are preparing to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell as the Justice Department’s decision not to release documents detailing its Epstein investigation have divided Republicans and caused a break between President Donald Trump and his base. </p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/659dc8a9902131c3da486dc4/Trump--Knauss--Epstein----Maxwell-At-Mar-A-Lago/960x0.jpg?fit=scale" alt="Trump, Knauss, Epstein, &amp; Maxwell At Mar-A-Lago" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion classname="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text" role="button">Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at Mar-a-Lago in <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... More</span><span class="expanded-caption"> Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption></figure>

<div class="key-facts-element"><p>The GOP-led House Oversight Committee on Tuesday advanced a motion to subpoena Maxwell and depose her “as expeditiously as possible,” a committee aide said in a statement to <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/22/congress/committee-to-subpoena-maxwell-00466899" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/22/congress/committee-to-subpoena-maxwell-00466899" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/22/congress/committee-to-subpoena-maxwell-00466899" aria-label="Politico">Politico</a>.</p></div>

<em>This is a developing story and will be updated.</em>

The House Oversight Committee advanced a motion to subpoena Epstein’s co-conspirator on Tuesday.{ai:summary}<p>House Republicans are moving to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, a co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, amid frustrations over the Justice Department's refusal to release documents from its Epstein investigation. This decision has caused rifts within the party and between Donald Trump and his supporters.</p><p>The GOP-led House Oversight Committee has advanced a motion to depose Maxwell quickly, according to a committee aide. This situation is ongoing and subject to updates. #politics</p>

Republicans Prep Ghislaine Maxwell Subpoena

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