Subpoena Cover Letter to Deutsche Bank AG
From: Rep. James Comer, Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformTo: Christian Sewing, CEO, Deutsche Bank AG
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM
SUBPOENA COVER LETTER TO DEUTSCHE BANK AG
DATED NOVEMBER 18, 2025
This document is the committee cover letter transmitting a subpoena to Deutsche Bank AG in the House Oversight Epstein records investigation. The letter formalizes compulsory process and places the bank on notice that responsive materials are sought for congressional oversight and potential legislative evaluation.
The cover letter functions as the official procedural wrapper for subpoena service. It states the Committee's authority and investigative purpose, directs production coordination, and frames noncompliance risk in the usual congressional manner. In practical terms, it converts prior public discussion of bank-related Epstein compliance issues into a documented congressional production demand.
The significance of this record is institutional. Deutsche Bank had previously faced regulatory and litigation scrutiny concerning anti-money-laundering controls and account-monitoring failures linked to Epstein-related activity. By issuing a congressional subpoena in this context, the Committee positioned itself to seek underlying records directly rather than relying on secondary reporting.
For archive users, this entry should be read together with the same-date JPMorgan subpoena cover letter: together they indicate a coordinated expansion of oversight from witness letters and agency requests into bank-focused documentary collection.
Source: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Available at: https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025.11.18-Subpoena-Cover-Letter-to-Deutsche-Bank-AG.pdf