Washington Examiner Justice Department reporter Kaelan Deese questioned why the DOJ is not pursuing answers from people mentioned in files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The DOJ released a massive batch of documents related to Epstein on Friday, with various high-profile names listed, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Deese said that a person’s name appearing in these files does not mean they were up to nefarious practices, but their names do give “breadcrumbs” for examination.
“But more importantly, the question is why isn’t there more interviews happening by the Justice Department over some of these people that are mentioned in it?” Deese said Wednesday on Newsmax TV’s Carl Higbie: Frontline. “They keep saying that they can’t do anything with these files to bring prosecutions. OK, you’ve convinced me on that, but why can’t you bring in people for further interviews and questioning?”
Deese also said there are emails in the file that suggest Epstein allegedly said, “Gates was sort of his right-hand,” and was asked “on multiple occasions” to partake in “morally inappropriate” things. Deese said these claims raise questions of “can you really believe them?” and that the “bottom line” of these questions is that it demonstrates the need to conduct more interviews.
“And it’s OK if they happen in private,” Deese said. “The FBI, the DOJ, they can’t talk about active investigation, that’s fine. But they need to be calling these people in for interviews if there’s something there.”
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said Wednesday that she asked House Oversight and Government Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) to subpoena Gates after he was mentioned in the Epstein files.
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Gates said Wednesday that he met Epstein in 2011 and frequently had dinner with him. However, Gates said he never visited Epstein’s private island nor met “any women” under questionable circumstances and admitted he was “foolish to spend time” with Epstein.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify before Congress in late February regarding their relationships with Epstein.
