{"id":3187,"date":"2026-04-11T20:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3187"},"modified":"2026-04-11T20:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:20:35","slug":"u-s-house-oversight-chair-vows-hearings-with-epstein-victims-after-melania-trumps-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3187","title":{"rendered":"U.S. House Oversight chair vows hearings with Epstein victims after Melania Trump&#8217;s speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. Representative James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, \u200csaid on Friday that he agreed with first lady Melania Trump&#8217;s call for congressional hearings with victims of Jeffrey Epstein, saying &#8220;we \u200cwill have hearings.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melania Trump, the wife of \u2060U.S. President Donald Trump, said on \u2060Thursday that \u2060the public hearings were needed for Epstein victims \u200cto tell their stories under oath, raising the prospect of \u2060further public attention \u2060on an issue the president wants to go away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - AZAMAN\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z2L51xr45As?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I agree with the first lady and appreciate what she said. We will have hearings,&#8221; Comer told \u2060Fox News&#8217; America Reports program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comer said the \u2060House Oversight Committee&#8217;s attorneys have been \u200cin constant contact with Epstein&#8217;s victims. 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