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Jeffrey Epstein’s accountant and his attorney have both said that federal government investigators never interviewed them about the late financier’s crimes and their work with him, according to deposition videos released by the House of Representatives’ oversight committee.
Richard Kahn, Epstein’s accountant, and Darren Indyke, Epstein’s lawyer, said in hours of closed-door interviews with the committee that they did not witness, nor were involved in, any wrongdoing relating to Epstein, who died in 2019 after being charged with child sex trafficking.
Both said that they were not interviewed by federal investigators about their knowledge of Epstein, again highlighting the large gaps in the justice department’s work in holding Epstein and his associates accountable for his crimes.
Kahn said in his deposition that he has “never been questioned by any government authority”, while Indyke said “I don’t think I was” when asked if any law enforcement agency had questioned him about Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, his accomplice.
Both said that they regretted working for Epstein, who was found dead in his holding cell, a death ruled as a suicide. Indyke said that he “drank the Kool-Aid at the time” and stayed in his job even after Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor. The lawyer said his role with Epstein was “transactional” and not personal.
“We were in the middle of a financial crisis, and I had a family to support, so I made the wrong decision in staying,” Kahn said about his decision to remain associated with Epstein, according to the video of his testimony.
“Because I later learned … that Epstein continued to abuse hundreds of minors and adults, so I made an improper decision.”
The Trump administration has faced severe criticism over its limited release of documents relating to Epstein, as well as the lack of any criminal prosecutions of those associated with him.
The justice department has released about 3m Epstein documents, many heavily redacted, but has withheld about the same number, despite bipartisan legislation from Congress compelling the release of all of the files. The justice department and FBI have said that they have conducted an “exhaustive review” and that no further documents will be released.
