Melania Trump could find herself facing questions under oath about Jeffrey Epstein if Democrats win back control of the House.
Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, told MeidasTouch co-founder Ben Meiselas that the first lady is among the people Democrats want to question as they prepare for potentially sweeping investigations should they take control of the committee after the midterms.
Garcia specifically pointed to Melania Trump’s past connections to figures in Epstein’s orbit and her own public comments surrounding the controversy.
“Melania clearly has information,” Garcia said. “There’s a lot of speculation about who knew who when, who was introduced to who and how, when and how. And so I think those are valid questions.”
Garcia argued that Republicans themselves established precedent for congressional investigators questioning presidential relatives, pointing to their treatment of Hunter Biden as well as congressional scrutiny involving Bill and Hillary Clinton.
And Melania is only be the beginning.
“We have to speak to the Trump family,” Garcia told Meiselas later in the interview. He said Democrats intend to investigate potential conflicts and financial dealings involving crypto, foreign investments, real estate transactions and other activity connected to Trump and members of his family.
Garcia also said Democrats are already preparing public hearings on the Epstein files if they win the majority, noting that the Republican-controlled committee has held no public hearings on the matter.
“There have been zero public hearings. Zero,” Garcia said. “We’re planning all that out right now.”
Those investigations could trigger major legal confrontations with the Trump administration. Garcia said Democrats are preparing to use subpoenas, contempt proceedings and the courts if witnesses refuse to cooperate.
“We’re going to do whatever it takes,” Garcia said. “Use every single power that we have, the courts, the Congress, contempt, to ensure that they answer questions on behalf of the American public.”
Watch Ben’s full interview with Rep. Robert Garcia above as he discusses Melania Trump, the Epstein investigation, potential Trump family subpoenas and the oversight battles Democrats are already preparing for if they retake the House.
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