The House Oversight Committee has summoned Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz for an interview in the Jeffrey Epstein probe.
Dershowitz, formerly one of Epstein’s attorneys, was sent a letter by Chairman James Comer on Friday asking the professor to appear before the committee for a transcribed interview.
The committee said it is investigating the federal government’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, the circumstances surrounding Epstein’s death, the operation of sex-trafficking networks, efforts by Epstein and Maxwell to cultivate influential allies, and potential ethics violations involving elected officials. (RELATED: Dershowitz Claims He Saw Full Epstein Client List While Defending Himself In Giuffre Case)
NEW: The House Oversight Committee asked Alan Dershowitz to speak to investigators and members of Congress about Jeffrey Epstein.
Dersh has said he’s happy to do it.
He won’t be under oath because the House didn’t issue a subpoena. pic.twitter.com/SS3i2HcBTr
— Jacob Shamsian ⚖️ (@JayShams) June 12, 2026
Comer told Dershowitz that, based on public reporting, Justice Department records, documents obtained by the committee, and his previous role as Epstein’s attorney, lawmakers believe he possesses information relevant to the probe.
“Indeed, you recently made statements to the press in which you expressed your willingness to appear to testify ‘about everything’ in a ‘videotaped, under oath and open to the public’ interview,” Comer wrote. “Accordingly, we request your testimony at an in-person, videotaped transcribed interview on July 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. E.T. in Washington, D.C. The Committee will publicly release the transcript and video as expeditiously as practical after the interview.”
Bill Gates testified before the committee in a closed-door deposition Wednesday regarding his relationship with Epstein, which has come under renewed scrutiny following the DOJ’s release of more than 3 million files related to the case. (RELEASED: We Asked Lawmakers Why Epstein’s Pal Bill Gates Was Allowed To Testify Behind Closed Doors)
While Gates’ testimony took place behind closed doors, several of Epstein’s alleged victims appeared publicly before the House Oversight Committee on May 13. Meanwhile, former Epstein aide Sarah Kellen sat for a closed-door deposition with lawmakers on May 22.
The committee has also expanded its investigation beyond Washington, traveling to conduct transcribed interviews with former Epstein associate Les Wexner at his Ohio residence and with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at their home in New York. (RELATED: Clintons Offer To Testify In Epstein Probe)
Virginia Giuffre, who said she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein as a minor, publicly accused Dershowitz in 2014 of having sex with her while she was underage.
The allegations led to years of litigation, including a defamation lawsuit filed by Giuffre and a countersuit from Dershowitz.
The legal battle ended in 2022 when both sides agreed to settle without either party paying damages. In a joint court statement, Giuffre said she had “long believed” that Epstein trafficked her to Dershowitz but acknowledged that her memories stemmed from a period when she was “very young” and living in a “very stressful and traumatic environment.”
She added that she now recognized she “may have made a mistake” in identifying Dershowitz as one of her abusers.
That statement became central to Dershowitz’s defense. Pointing to the statement, Dershowitz asserts that he had been “completely cleared” and argues that Giuffre’s acknowledgment that she may have misidentified him vindicates his longstanding denials. (RELATED: Dershowitz Claims He Saw Full Epstein Client List While Defending Himself In Giuffre Case)
Dershowitz also said he had sought the release of all Epstein-related records from the beginning because he believed the documents would show he was innocent.
When additional Epstein court records were unsealed in 2024, Dershowitz praised their release and said the documents would “prove categorically” that Giuffre’s allegations against him were false.
Giuffre was one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers and previously reached a settlement with Prince Andrew over allegations that he sexually abused her when she was a teenager. That agreement included no admission of wrongdoing by Prince Andrew.
Giuffre later died by suicide on April 11, 2025, at age 41, according to her family.