House Committee Rejects Epstein Lawyer Claim He Had No Knowledge Of Crimes
Jeffrey Epstein lawyer Darren Indyke testified before the U.S. House Oversight and Investigative Powers Subcommittee on Thursday, stating he had "no knowledge whatsoever" of his client's sexual abuse crimes at the time they occurred while working as a longtime employee for decades with him; however, committee members did not accept this testimony when asked about their own lack of awareness regarding Epstein's activities in 2018.
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1Darren Indyke, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime attorney who worked closely with him for many years testified before the House Oversight Committee that he had no knowledge whatsoever about sexual abuse committed by Epstein.
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2Indyke explicitly rejected any suggestion or insinuation during his testimony regarding allegations of having assisted in facilitating crimes against underage girls at their time it was happening.
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Darren Indyke stated before the House Oversight Committee that he had "no knowledge whatsoever" regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse and rejected any suggestion that he assisted or facilitated these crimes.
— "Epstein lawyer Darren Indyke says he had 'no knowledge' of crimes (Cbsnews)Lawyer Darren Indyke appeared as an expert witness for defendant Jeffrey Epstein during testimony at Wednesday's hearing of a subcommittee in charge of oversight and investigation into financial regulators, according to reports from House Oversight Committee hearings on Thursday morning (note: text says "Thursday" but event occurred March 2019).