Overview
- Chair James Comer sent formal letters requesting in-person transcribed interviews with Bill Gates, Leon Black, Kathryn Ruemmler, Lesley Groff, Sarah Kellen, Doug Band, and Ted Waitt.
- Proposed dates include April 16 for Waitt, May 13 for Black, and May 19 for Gates, with other sessions slated through June.
- A Gates spokesperson said he will appear; Ruemmler’s spokesperson said she welcomes testifying; Black’s representative said he looks forward to answering questions.
- Committee letters cite public reporting and DOJ disclosures as the basis for the requests, and none of the seven have been criminally charged in connection with Epstein.
- The expansion follows ongoing DOJ releases of millions of Epstein-related records, with more disclosures expected, a committee vote to subpoena Pam Bondi, and planned March depositions of Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn following their tentative $35 million settlement with survivors.