The House Oversight Committee subpoenas the Clintons and several other high-profile individuals for testimony on Epstein case

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 6 August 2025

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The House Oversight Committee subpoenas the Justice Department for its ‘Epstein files’ and demands testimony from several high-profile individuals, including the Clintons. Then, DOJ weighs releasing the audio and transcript from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s interview with Ghislaine Maxwell last month. Plus, Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn asks the FBI to arrest Texas Democrats who fled the state to block the GOP's redistricting plan. Jon Allen, Daniella Diaz, Jeff Mason, Ron Insana, Gillian Tett, Reed Galen, and Michael McFaul join The 11th Hour this Tuesday.

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0:00.0	Tonight, a House panel subpoenas the Justice Department for Epstein case records and demands testimony from the Clinton's and top former officials.
0:10.3	Then Trump defend the Deputy Attorney General's interview with Gleine Maxwell as DOJ waives making the conversation public.
0:17.9	Plus, the FBI is asked to arrest Texas Democrats in the battle over
0:23.3	House seats as the 11th hour gets underway on this Tuesday night.
0:31.7	Good evening. Once again, I am Stephanie Ruhl, and it is day 198 of the second Trump administration.
0:38.7	And this evening, there is a lot happening in the story of Jeffrey Epstein, Galane Maxwell, and Donald Trump's White House.
0:45.9	The Department of Justice is considering releasing the audio transcript or both of the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's interview with Maxwell.
0:55.5	That is according to an official familiar with the matter.
0:59.7	Another source telling NBC News that the transcripts could be released as early as this week.
1:04.4	Well, today the president was asked about that very interview and Maxwell's controversial
1:09.0	transfer last week to a minimum security prison camp
1:12.6	down in Texas and watch his response. Were you aware of and did you personally approve the
1:19.0	prison transfer for Galane Maxwell that your Justice Department? I didn't know about it at all. No,
1:23.9	I read about it just like you did. And do you believe that she's not a very uncommon thing?
1:28.5	Do you believe that she's credible to be listening to? Your deputy attorney general sat down with her
1:32.8	recently. Well, he's, let me tell you, he's a very talented man. His name is Todd Blanche. She's a very
1:38.7	legitimate person. I didn't discuss it with him, but anything he talked about with her or the fact that he did that,
1:45.8	not unusual, number one, and most importantly, is something that would be totally above board.
1:53.6	Meanwhile, the Department of Justice wants five days of grand jury testimony in the Epstein and Maxwell case is released.
2:00.8	Right now, the government is still
2:02.0	considering whether they will press for more to be unsealed. While victims of Epstein and Maxwell
2:07.2	are now weighing in, one of them blasted the government for their plan to unsealed testimony,
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