The House Oversight Committee launched videos Tuesday of closed-door depositions with two males in Jeffrey Epstein’s inner circle as half of its probe into the late convicted intercourse offender.
Darren Indyke, a longtime Epstein worker and legal professional, and Richard Kahn, Epstein’s longtime accountant, appeared earlier than the committee earlier this month to reply questions from each Democrats and Republicans about their lengthy relationships with Epstein and the way the disgraced financier made and spent his cash. Both denied prior data of Epstein’s crimes and presently function co-executors of Epstein’s property.
Neither had been formally questioned by federal legislation enforcement about their working relationships with Epstein earlier than their depositions with the House Oversight Committee earlier this month.
Here are the takeaways from their appearances on Capitol Hill.
Kahn and Indyke every acknowledged that they have been unaware of Epstein’s crimes, regardless of having labored for Epstein for many years and being intimately concerned in Epstein’s enterprise dealings and funds. Both males mentioned if that they had identified about Epstein’s trafficking of girls and ladies whereas working for him, they might have minimize ties with him instantly.
“Let me be clear: I had no knowledge whatsoever of Jeffrey Epstein’s wrongdoings,” mentioned Indyke, who started working for Epstein in 1996. “My complete lack of involvement in that misconduct is a matter of record. Not a single woman has ever accused me of committing sexual abuse or witnessing sexual abuse, or claimed at any time that she or anyone else reported to me any allegation of Mr. Epstein’s abuse.”
“There was nothing that I saw that would lead me to believe he was engaging in misconduct,” Indyke added later within the deposition.
Indyke mentioned he solely spoke with Epstein about “legal advice” on his enterprise issues like acquisitions, actual property and investments, and that he by no means spoke with Epstein about “social relationships.”
Indyke additionally mentioned he was conscious that Epstein had intercourse with “underage people” in Florida however that his understanding was that it was “limited to Florida” and Epstein informed him he “wasn’t going to be in that position again. He was by all counts a very smart man.”
Indyke mentioned he spoke with Epstein within the couple of days earlier than his dying in jail, however he wouldn’t disclose what they spoke about, saying the dialogue was “privileged” and “not personal,” including that it was “based upon his being in jail at the time, and it was regarding subjects that one would talk about like bail and things like that.”
Kahn started working for Epstein in 2005 as his accountant. He testified that he solely noticed Epstein roughly each three weeks: “We did not interact socially, and I never attended any of his parties of his social functions. While Epstein was alive, I never observed any sexual abuse or trafficking of women and never received a complaint – either by one of Epstein’s victims or anyone else – of such abuse or trafficking.”
Kahn recalled talking with Epstein when Epstein was first charged with a intercourse crime within the mid-2000s and mentioned Epstein reassured him on the time.
“Going back to when I originally spoke to Epstein when he first was being charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution, he told me that this was a mistake and it would never happen again that he would be with a minor,” Kahn testified. “I never saw minors around Epstein, so I was never suspicious that Epstein was with minors.”
He added, “If I knew back then that Epstein was not keeping his word and not honest, and abusing women, I would have left work and reported him to the authorities.”
Kahn mentioned he “didn’t see anything out of the ordinary” in regard to Epstein’s interactions with girls.
Democrats emerged from each depositions saying they didn’t discover the mens’ constant denials credible given their proximity to the convicted intercourse offender.
As co-executors of Epstein’s property, Kahn and Indyke have arrange a victims’ compensation fund, which says it distributed approximately $125 million to eligible candidates earlier than winding down in 2021.
During the 2008 investigation, Indyke mentioned that on “one or two occasions,” protection counsel requested him to name individuals who have been “concerned that law enforcement was calling them” to remind them {that a} lawyer might be offered to them in the event that they wished and that they didn’t have to talk to investigators in the event that they didn’t need to. But, Indyke added, “I never told them not to speak to anyone.”
Asked by a member if he settled any claims related to Epstein’s crimes, Indyke mentioned, “There was a list of people that the government provided, and I believe there were a number of those people that filed claims against Epstein and those claims were ultimately settled, yes.”
Responding to a follow-up query, Indyke mentioned the claims have been settled in 2009-2010, not after Epstein’s dying.
A member then argued Indyke would have understood the depths of Epstein’s crimes with a view to settle the claims, which Indyke disputed: “So that we’re clear, people settle claims for all kinds of reasons, including the cost of litigating, the time spent litigating, how much it interferes with your current business.”
Indyke added he thought some of the allegations in some claims weren’t correct.
Kahn shared that he initially didn’t need to take on the position as a co-executor of Epstein’s property however did so partially to assist the ladies abused by Epstein.
“That’s not a role that anyone would want,” he mentioned, including he took the position partially to “compensate victims for all of their harms that they endured by Epstein.” He mentioned that “was my top priority in taking this role after learning about all the terrible things Epstein did.”
California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna requested Kahn if the Epstein compensation fund settled a declare with “Jane Doe 4,” a lady who accused President Donald Trump and Epstein of sexual assault whereas she was a teen within the Nineteen Eighties.
Trump has persistently denied wrongdoing and has not been charged with any crime in reference to Epstein.
Kahn initially testified he believed Jane Doe 4 obtained a settlement from the Epstein property by means of mediation in 2025, however he added, “I don’t have any recollection of her making allegations against President Trump.”
In the previous couple of minutes of the deposition, when requested by a Democrat if they may share extra on this settlement, Kahn’s lawyer mentioned he might have been mistaken about Jane Doe 4 receiving a settlement.
The deposition then went off the report in order that the lawmakers may establish Jane Doe 4 by title.
When they returned again to the deposition on the report, Kahn’s legal professional mentioned, “The name that was provided to us in confidence, or off the record, as to Jane Doe 4’s last name, is not a name that neither I or Mr. Kahn is familiar with. We do not recognize that individual to be someone who has brought claims against the estate or that we have mediated with and resolved a case.”
Acting as Epstein’s legal professional, Indyke withdrew hundreds of {dollars} in money from numerous accounts at a time on Epstein’s behalf, generally drawing scrutiny from banks.
In his deposition, Indyke mentioned even looking back he didn’t see Epstein’s motion of giant sums of money as an indication that Epstein was trafficking girls and ladies “given the size and scope of Epstein’s households and the number of people involved” with numerous tasks at a given time.
“The cash that was being asked from me seemed to be for legitimate purposes and I had no reason to think that they weren’t for legitimate purposes,” Indyke mentioned.
Indyke additionally testified that Epstein paid for his spouse’s infertility therapies.
When requested about loans prolonged to him by Epstein, Indyke mentioned that Epstein was “generous to many of his employees” and that the loans have been by no means used to “justify large movements of money” or to “make illicit funds appear illegitimate.”
Indyke was such an in depth confidant to Epstein that upon his dying, a duplicate of Epstein’s trust reveals he deliberate to depart Indyke $50 million. That is a quantity matched solely by Epstein’s girlfriend, Karyna Shuliak, who was as a consequence of obtain $50 million as nicely.
The can even confirmed that Epstein deliberate to depart Kahn $25 million.
When requested why he thought he was left a lot cash, Kahn replied that Epstein knew his property would take “many, many years of work” and that Epstein didn’t present an executor charge within the property, which might have amounted to a roughly $12 million charge.
“That could be the only reason why he left me such a large bequest because if you take away the $12 million, my bequest is not different than many other individuals that are in that trust for $10 million,” Kahn testified.
As Epstein’s accountant, Kahn mentioned he had “no role in setting up any of Epstein’s companies.” At the time of Epstein’s dying, he had someplace between $500-600 million in property, Kahn mentioned.