Top Oversight Democrat says Merrick Garland should testify on Epstein

[Mr. Sparkle]

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that former Attorney General Merrick Garland, who served under former President Biden, should testify to Congress about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“Why the [Department of Justice (DOJ)] under Merrick Garland, or others, weren’t forthcoming in what was actually in these files, I think is an important question that has to be answered,” Garcia, the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, told CNN’s Pamela Brown on “The Situation Room.”

“I’ve talked to [House Oversight Committee] Chairman [James] Comer [(R-Ky.)], I think it’s important that we hear from Merrick Garland, and others, and former directors of the FBI and former attorneys general. That is an important part of this investigation.”

“What are you doing, in terms of that, for accountability?” Brown asked Garcia. “We’ve asked — we want to see them actually testify, I want to get answers from these officials. So, we’ve made those requests to Chairman Comer, I believe there will be additional subpoenas and requests made in the near future,” Garcia responded.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5753232-garcia-garland-epstein-investigation/

[BeyondGeography]

1. Oh

I think you just posted my favorite story of the day.

[leftstreet]

2. DURec

[SheltieLover]

3. Great idea! And while they're at it, please subpoena whomever at SDNY requested NM to stop ranch investigation in 2019

[Tetrachloride]

4. Years of silence

Biden too

[Mblaze]

5. Merrick Garland also has standing

To defend the legality of the choice of Jack Smith as special counsel in the Trump / top secret files case. He should stand tall for releasing the results of Smith's investigation.

[msfiddlestix]

6. Lol.

The notion of Garland being forthcoming is rather naive at best, who is Garcia playing I wonder?

[poli-junkie]

7. Bill Barr needs to be deposed.

He orchestrated the nabbing of Epstein and evidence at Epstein's NYC townhouse, island, and Zorro Ranch.

I think Barr was involved in Epstein's "suicide".

[FakeNoose]

13. Yes, Barr and Garland both need to testify

Not together of course. Not even on the same day. But they both need ot face the American people and answer our questions honestly and completely.

[Prairie Gates]

8. Gooooood!

[Whyisthisstillclose]

9. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[Escape]

10. Merrick Garland would take the 5th...

and refuse to comment on anything that might implicate Trump in a crime.

You know----like he did for four straight years as Attorney General.

[SunSeeker]

12. Merrick Garland has never and would never take the 5th.

But he may refuse to comment on the ground that there is an ongoing investigation/litigation. It's the same reason Garland never discussed Epstein while he was in office.

[bigtree]

11. Epstein-related files could not be legally released during Garland's term because Maxwell's case was still under appeal

....but let's just run with this fact-free innuendo against Garland.

Better yet, let's take focus off of this Trump controlled DOJ and their responsibility for presently violating the law just passed that mandates release of all files.

Let's focus on something that invites a 'both sides' deflection which has already been addressed by Merrick Garland.


Holder and Garland deny knowledge of Epstein files in letters to House Oversight Committee

"Although I cannot rule out that I ever received a status update on matters pertaining to Mr. Epstein or Ms. Maxwell in my role as Attorney General, I do not recall any such update or any other kind of report," Garland wrote to the committee.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/holder-and-garland-deny-knowledge-of-epstein-files-in-letters-to-house-oversight-committee/ar-AA1NH0iG


...we can call Garland a liar on this without any proof presented at all, or, we can look at some facts:


julie k. brown* @jkbjournalist
Again...the Epstein case was still an OPEN criminal investigation during the Biden administration. They had an open grand jury ... And even after Maxwell's conviction, the case was on appeal -- anyone in law enforcement knows you don't open your case file when it's still under appeal. There were still victims going to the FBI with new information. That changed when Trump's DOJ reviewed the files and closed the case in July. · Nov 17, 2025

*Miami Herald journalist whose investigation led to the arrests of Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell. Author, "Perversion of Justice."

JB quoted: "There were still victims going to the FBI with new information. That changed when Trump's DOJ reviewed the files and closed the case in July."
https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/why-biden-didnt-release-epstein-files-377071-20251120

[BannonsLiver]

14. Here comes the Garland Society.

Like a moth to light

Imagine being that devoted to…Merrick Garland.

[SunSeeker]

16. Exactly. Thank you bigtree. He didn't want to comment because it could endanger the conviction, which was on appeal.

Trump is constantly commenting on ongoing criminal litigation, like the lawless idiot that he is, and it has indeed hurt the prosecutors in those cases. Trump's hateful language about the defendants created evidence of selective prosecution, giving grounds for dismissal, as happened with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

[Escape]

15. UH OH,

looks like the Garland family has arrived..

Merrick Garland is responsible for Donald Trump being president today instead of Inmate 47.

I won't ever be OK with that.

[The Blue Flower]

17. One million files and nothing was done

Who blocked justice and why?