Epstein estate paid Trump settlement to abuse accuser: Accountant
A closed-door House deposition surfaced conflicting accounts about an Epstein-estate settlement tied to accusations involving a sitting president, forcing public judgment through leaks instead of open evidentiary process.
Mar 11, 2026
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Summary
A co-executor of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate told House investigators the estate reached a settlement with a woman who also made accusations related to President Donald Trump. The House Oversight Committee’s inquiry is using closed-door depositions to map payments, settlements, and potential links between Epstein’s financial apparatus and prominent figures. The practical consequence is that Congress is building a transactional record of victim compensation and alleged connections that could reshape public accountability without a public evidentiary process.
Reality Check
Closed-door congressional fact-finding that spills into public life through competing member accounts weakens our shared expectation of transparent, testable evidence. When claims about settlements and prominent figures circulate without an open record, the public is asked to choose narratives rather than evaluate facts. Normalizing that dynamic corrodes trust in oversight itself and conditions us to accept accountability by selective disclosure instead of verifiable documentation.
Detail
<p>Richard Kahn, an accountant who served as a longtime financial manager to Jeffrey Epstein and now co-executes Epstein’s estate, was interviewed in a closed-door deposition by House investigators on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Following the deposition, Representative Ro Khanna told CBS News that Kahn said the estate reached a settlement with a woman who had also made accusations related to President Donald Trump.</p><p>Separately, Representative James Comer, the Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee, told reporters that Kahn said he had “never seen any type of transaction to Trump or anyone in his family.” Attorneys for Kahn and lawyer-co-executor Darren Indyke have said their clients neither committed abuse nor knowingly facilitated Epstein’s crimes.</p><p>The Oversight Committee’s inquiry is examining Epstein’s network, finances, and posthumous victim compensation. Epstein’s estate has paid well over $100 million to survivors through a victim compensation program and later settlements. Bloomberg reported the estate and its co-executors agreed in February to pay up to $35 million to resolve outstanding class claims by victims who had not previously settled.</p>