Important people want to talk to Gislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator serving 20 years in a prison in Florida. Here's what to know.

Washington — The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed Ghislaine Maxwell, an accomplice of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who is serving a 20-year prison sentence, to sit for a deposition as fallout over the Trump administration's handling of the case intensifies.

The latest effort by Trump subordinates is intended to quell a political crisis precipitated by the department’s announcement that it would not release more files related to the Epstein investigation.

President Trump expressed frustration over the Jeffrey Epstein files controversy on social media as more details emerge about the Department of Justice's apparent attempt to reach Ghislaine Maxwell's legal team.

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