House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer announced Wednesday that he issued a subpoena for sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of the late Jeffrey Epstein. It will require Maxwell to testify at a deposition Aug. 11 at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, Florida, as the government’s handling of the Epstein case has gained renewed scrutiny.“The facts and circumstances surrounding both your and Mr. Epstein’s cases have received immense public interest and scrutiny,” Comer (R-Ky.) said in a Wednesday letter to Maxwell, a day after the oversight subcommittee voted in favor of the subpoena.Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in June 2022 after being found guilty the year prior on five charges, including sex trafficking of a minor, with Epstein.“While the Department undertakes efforts to uncover and publicly disclose additional information related to your and Mr. Epstein’s cases, it is imperative that Congress conduct oversight of the federal government’s enforcement of sex trafficking laws generally and specifically its handling of the investigation and prosecution of you and Mr. Epstein,” he said.The news comes after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday announced he’d be reaching out to Maxwell to ask her, “What do you know?” David Oscar Markus, an attorney for Maxwell, told HuffPost she is “taking this one step at a time” and looks forward to meeting with the Justice Department. The discussion will determine how she proceeds, he added.“If Ms. Maxwell agrees to testify before Congress and not take the 5th—and that remains a big if—she would testify truthfully, as she always has said she would and as she will with Mr. Blanche,” he continued. “The truth should not be feared or preemptively dismissed.”Epstein was found dead in his jail cell in 2019 while awaiting a sex trafficking trial. The disgraced financier’s death was ruled a suicide, but many conspiracy theorists argue that someone powerful killed him to keep secrets hidden.President Donald Trump promised at least twice to release documents relating to Epstein, who was once his friend, but he has since changed his mind and expressed outrage over the media and supporters who have attempted to hold him accountable.The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that senior administration officials claimed Attorney General Pam Bondi told Trump in May that his name appeared in the Epstein files numerous times.Shortly after, the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a memo released earlier this month they did not find evidence “that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”They also added that they determined he was not murdered and did not have a client list, rivaling a widespread belief that he used such a list as blackmail. The Trump administration previously indicated the client list existed. HuffPost reached out to the committee and a representative for Comer for additional comments.Close