- Sarah Kellen, a longtime assistant to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has provided the United States House Oversight Committee with three previously unknown names of alleged abusers within the financier’s elite circle.
- Emerging from years of intense legal scrutiny, Kellen delivered hours of closed-door testimony detailing horrific, long-term physical and psychological abuse she personally endured at the hands of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
- During her voluntary congressional appearance, Kellen testified that while she never witnessed inappropriate behavior by Donald Trump, Epstein maintained an obsession with the politician, keeping his photographs across all properties before being permanently barred from the Mar-a-Lago resort.
Appearing on Thursday, May 21, 2026, before a closed-door session of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, Epstein’s former personal assistant, Sarah Kellen, handed lawmakers major investigative leads.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Committee Chairman James Comer expressed immense optimism following the multi-hour session, stating that Kellen’s disclosure of three entirely new, previously unpublicized names provides the exact evidentiary breakthrough congressional investigators have spent months tracking.
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Kellen’s appearance before the congressional panel marks a major pivot in how her role within the operation is viewed by law enforcement.
Long considered a highly polarizing figure who was categorized as a potential co-conspirator by federal prosecutors in a controversial 2007 non-prosecution agreement, Kellen used her opening statement to reframe her history as one of systemic captivity.
She recounted graphic details of violent sexual assaults she suffered at Epstein’s properties in Palm Beach and New Mexico, describing a psychological chokehold that left her unable to escape due to a total lack of financial independence, family backing, or higher education.
The transcript, which the committee has promised to make public as soon as possible, also sheds light on the internal power dynamics of the criminal enterprise.
Questioned by Democratic Representative Melanie Stansbury regarding whether Epstein’s imprisoned associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, should receive a security downgrade or a presidential pardon, Kellen answered with a definitive denial.
Kellen directly blamed the convicted matchmaker for fueling the late financier’s depravity, stating that Maxwell actively turned Epstein into the monster he eventually became.
While Chairman Comer concluded that Kellen was undeniably a victim weaponized by a predator, other lawmakers on the panel argued that her cooperation remains incomplete.
Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi suggested the committee consider issuing a subpoena to bring Kellen back for mandatory questioning, noting that she repeatedly declined to answer queries regarding the abuse she knew other underage victims had suffered.
Additionally, congressional records documented Kellen’s testimony concerning Donald Trump, with the assistant stating that Epstein and Trump were once close associates before Trump permanently banned Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago fitness facilities for inappropriately pursuing a member’s young daughter.
