Epstein's accountant and lawyer tell Congress they were never interviewed by federal investigators

Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn told House lawmakers they were never interviewed as part of formal federal investigations into their late client's sex crimes, according to videos of their depositions released Tuesday.

Their claims underscore the enormous gaps in the Justice Department's efforts to hold Epstein and his inner circle accountable over multiple administrations of both parties.

It also could raise the stakes for the ongoing Epstein investigation being led by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is already being relied upon to gather new evidence after the Trump Justice Department signaled it would no longer be releasing additional Epstein case files in compliance with the law Congress passed last fall...