Aug. 2 (UPI) -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is delaying its deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell, the committee's chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., confirmed.

Comer penned a letter to Maxwell this week acknowledging the committee will postpone the scheduled date with the convicted associate of late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein until after the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether or not to hear her appeal.

Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of facilitating and participating in the sexual abuse of children for her role in helping Epstein procure young women in his sex trafficking operation.

The 63-year-old was scheduled to sit down for a deposition with House Oversight Committee members on Aug. 11, but that date will now be pushed back until the fall.

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