Dem congressman's explosive claim that Trump accuser got hefty payoff from Epstein estate
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Democratic lawmaker said the House Oversight Committee investigating the Epstein files "confirmed" that one of U.S. President
Donald Trump's accusers "was given a settlement" by
Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.), a ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is
leading the Congressional investigation into the Epstein files, revealed
the bombshell claim Wednesday to CNN and MN Now after Epstein's former accountant Richard Khan, a co-executor of Epstein's estate, sat for a closed-door deposition on Tuesday.
Trump has never been charged with any crime in connection with Epstein and vehemently denies any allegations of wrongdoing.
During his deposition, Khan shed light on the shadow network that afforded Epstein his vast wealth and allowed him to prop up his alleged human sex trafficking operation.
Subramanyam shared two major revelations that allegedly came to light during Khan's testimony, including that a victim who accused Trump of sexual assault was issued a payment by Epstein and that a non-American head of state had alleged financial ties to Epstein. It is unclear if the lawmaker is aware who the world leader is, and did not share a name regardless.
"We can’t get into the details of everything that was said, but one of the things that we did learn was that there was another head of state that was mentioned as having financial transactions with Jeffrey Epstein. Not an American one," Subramanyam told CNN. "And then another person who was an accuser of Donald Trump was given a settlement by Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. We did confirm that."
Khan claims to have never witnessed any of Epstein's crimes and denies allegations of aiding Epstein's criminal operations, Khan’s attorney told CNN.
"Had I learned of any of his horrific behavior, I would have quit work immediately," Khan said in his prepared opening statement, which was obtained by
CBS News.
"We tracked the expenditures as meticulously as possible, including gifts by Epstein to women and men. The gifts represent a very small fraction of Epstein's spending," Kahn said. "I did not see them as red flags for abuse or trafficking."
He also admitted that he "had no role in setting up any of Epstein's companies, but did not view them as improper or suspicious."
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did not see anything that suggested to me that Epstein was abusing or trafficking women or otherwise acting unlawfully," Khan said. "However, it pains me to think — and I deeply regret — that I may have unknowingly assisted Epstein in any way."