Letter Requesting Interview with Kathryn Ruemmler

From: Rep. James Comer, Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformTo: Kathryn H. Ruemmler, House Oversight Committee Majority Staff
Transcribed Interview RequestKathryn RuemmlerHouse OversightEpstein Investigation
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM LETTER REQUESTING A TRANSCRIBED INTERVIEW: KATHRYN RUEMMLER DATED MARCH 3, 2026 This official Oversight Committee letter asks Kathryn H. Ruemmler to testify at an in-person transcribed interview in Washington, D.C. It is one of the letters publicly released in the Committee's March 3, 2026 Epstein-investigation witness tranche. The letter repeats the Committee's declared oversight scope: alleged mismanagement of federal investigations into Epstein and Maxwell; circumstances and subsequent investigations of Epstein's death; operation of trafficking rings and policy responses; alleged efforts by Epstein and Maxwell to cultivate influence; and potential ethics-rule concerns tied to elected officials. The Committee explains that public reporting, DOJ-released records, and documents collected by committee investigators support requesting Ms. Ruemmler's testimony. In procedural terms, the letter specifies a date and time for appearance and instructs the recipient to coordinate with Majority staff. It cites House Rule X as the basis for committee authority and copies Ranking Member Robert Garcia, preserving bipartisan committee-notice form. For researchers, the letter is a primary document showing how congressional oversight converted broad transparency demands into targeted witness interviews, with explicit legal authority and a fixed timeline. Source: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Available at: https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/03.3.2026-Ruemmler-TI-Request.pdf

The Epstein Case in 2026

On January 30, 2026, the Justice Department released more than 3 million additional pages, plus more than 2,000 videos and about 180,000 images, bringing its total production under the Transparency Act to nearly 3.5 million pages. The year brought House Oversight depositions, including Ghislaine Maxwell's February 9 appearance in which she invoked the Fifth Amendment, along with continuing litigation over redactions. Later in the year, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general (August 8), a federal judge denied Maxwell's motion to vacate her conviction (August 25), the Justice Department appealed a court order over its redactions, and the House held Leon Black in contempt of Congress (September 16). The archive continues to add records as they become available.

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