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that does not justify keeping these proceedings off camera. Committee Republicans have claimed that this investigation is being conducted in the interest of transparency for the public and for the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes. To that end, the Committee has videotaped multiple prominent witnesses who have appeared for testimony in the Epstein investigation, and the majority has released those videos shortly after the testimony was complete. The Committee has videoed and released the testimony of Ghislaine Maxwell, Darren Indyke, Richard Kahn, and Les Wexner. Oversight Republicans videotaped the testimony of President Bill Clinton and former Secretary Hillary Clinton, and those videos were released to the public 3 days after the conclusion of their depositions. The American people and the survivors of Epstein's crimes deserve the same of today's testimony. The fact that Secretary Lutnick is present for a transcribed interview, rather than a deposition, does not change our obligation to transparency. Earlier this Congress, Oversight Republicans investigated the now-debunked theory that the previous administration used an autopen to take action without President Biden's knowledge. As part of that investigation, Oversight Republicans interviewed 14 former Democratic White House officials. The overwhelming majority, 11 of the 14, were conducted as transcribed interviews. Yet every single interview, including the transcribed interviews, was videotaped, and every single video was released to the public. Committee Republicans have set one standard for officials in a Democratic administration and a separate and less transparent standard for officials in a Republican administration. That is a political distinction, not a principled one. To be clear, the minority welcomes Secretary Lutnick's appearance and testimony, but we believe the American people should be able to watch today's interview and reach their own conclusions about today's testimony.