Overview
- Lesley Groff told the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, that she never knew about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and called him a master manipulator.
- Survivors and Justice Department records contradict her claim by identifying Groff as the common contact who scheduled many of the massage appointments that victims say were used for abuse.
- Groff worked for Epstein from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, was named as a potential co-conspirator in the 2007–2008 non-prosecution agreement, and received salary increases, a Mercedes and multiple six-figure payments shown in DOJ files.
- The committee is transcribing the closed-door interview for later release and is weighing follow-up steps, including subpoenas or referrals to the DOJ as it reviews how prosecutors handled the case.
- The session comes as Congress reviews millions of pages of Epstein documents and other witness interviews, a process survivors say must lead to clearer accountability and that could prompt further legal or oversight action.