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| id ▼ | deposition_id | segment_index | speaker | start_seconds | end_seconds | text |
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| 2254 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 0 | SPEAKER_02 | 8.78 | 9.96 | We'll go on the record. |
| 2255 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 1 | SPEAKER_03 | 13.14 | 54.6 | It is 9.58 a.m. This is a deposition of Mr. Richard Kahn conducted by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform under the authority granted to it pursuant to House Rule 10. Accordingly, House Rule 10 grants the committee broad jurisdiction for the committee to conduct investigations of any matter at any time. On January 7, 2026, the committee voted to approve a motion directing the chairman to authorize and issue a subpoena to you for a deposition. On January 23, 2026, Chairman Come… |
| 2256 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 2 | SPEAKER_02 | 55.08 | 56.02 | and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell. |
| 2257 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 3 | SPEAKER_04 | 56.46 | 60.22 | I will enter the subpoena and corresponding cover letter as Exhibit 1. |
| 2258 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 4 | SPEAKER_03 | 61.88 | 78.62 | The committee noticed the deposition for Mr. Kahn on March 4, 2026. I will enter the notice for this deposition as Exhibit 2. Can the witness please state his name and spell his last name for the record? Richard Kahn, K-A-H-N. |
| 2259 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 5 | SPEAKER_02 | 79.56 | 80.3 | Thank you. |
| 2260 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 6 | SPEAKER_00 | 80.52 | 85.06 | My name is Billy Grant, and I am the Deputy Chief Counsel for Investigations for Chairman G. |
| 2261 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 7 | SPEAKER_02 | 85.08 | 85.6 | James Comer. |
| 2262 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 8 | SPEAKER_03 | 86.0 | 114.04 | Under the Committee on Oversight and Government Reforms Rules, you are allowed to have counsel present to advise you during this deposition. Do you have counsel representing you in a personal capacity present with you today? Yes. Will counsel please identify themselves for the record? Sure. Daniel Rezumna, R-U-Z-U-M-N-A, on behalf of Richard Kahn. Joshua Berman, B-E-R-M-A-N, on behalf of Mr. Kahn. For the record, starting with the majority staff, |
| 2263 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 9 | SPEAKER_01 | 115.08 | 118.88 | staff members please introduce themselves with their name, title, and affiliation. |
| 2264 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 10 | SPEAKER_00 | 119.14 | 123.1 | Jack Emmer, Chief Counsel for Investigations for Chairman Comer. |
| 2265 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 11 | SPEAKER_03 | 123.52 | 166.18 | Peter Spector, Deputy Director of Oversight for Chairman Comer. Daniel Ashworth, General Counsel for Chairman Comer. Ryan Giacchetti, Chief Counsel for Chairman Comer. Will Harness, Professional Staff Member for Chairman Comer. Anna Cathy, Professional Staff Member for Chairman Comer. Emily Firehoffin, Counsel for Chairman Comer. Allison Tolan, Counsel for Chairman Comer. Jack Furlough, Counsel for Chairman Comer. Ashley Vignier, Deputy Staff Director, Chairman Comer. And would the members of Co… |
| 2266 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 12 | SPEAKER_02 | 166.64 | 167.42 | Thank you all. |
| 2267 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 13 | SPEAKER_03 | 167.84 | 378.72 | Mr. Kahn, before we begin, I would like to go over the ground rules for this deposition. The questioning will proceed in rounds. The majority will ask questions for an hour, and then the minority will have an opportunity to ask questions for an hour if they choose. To the extent members have questions for the witness, they will be propounded during their side's respective rounds. The clock will stop if you need to confer with counsel, your counsel is speaking, and when members or staff are speak… |
| 2268 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 14 | SPEAKER_00 | 378.72 | 392.48 | the witness may be subject to sanction. Do you understand? Yes. Ordinarily, we take a five-minute break at the end of each hour of questioning. But, if you need a longer break or a break before that, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate. |
| 2269 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 15 | SPEAKER_01 | 393.0 | 439.56 | However, to the extent that there is a pending question, we would ask that you finish answering the question before we take the break. Do you understand? Yes. Finally, I will note for everyone here today that the content of what we discuss in the deposition today is confidential under the House Deposition Regulation. Under the rules, the Chairman and ranking minority member shall consult before any release of testimony or transcripts, including portions thereof. This means it is a violation of H… |
| 2270 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 16 | SPEAKER_02 | 439.96 | 440.64 | Yes, sir. |
| 2271 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 17 | SPEAKER_01 | 440.74 | 462.7 | Sir, will you please raise your right hand. Do you solemnly declare and affirm under the penalty of perjury that the testimony you will give today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Yes, I do. Thank you. Thank you. Do you have any other questions before we begin? No. Mr. Cohn would like to make a statement before we begin. It's an opening statement. I have to give a copy to the court reporter as well. |
| 2272 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 18 | SPEAKER_02 | 463.5 | 465.32 | Thank you. Thank you. |
| 2273 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 19 | SPEAKER_01 | 465.38 | 575.5 | We'll mark this statement as Exhibit 3. I would like to thank the Committee for the opportunity to testify and thereby try to set the record straight on a number of important points. Because I expect the Committee has many questions, I will keep this statement brief. First, in the years that I provided outside accounting and bookkeeping services for Jeffrey Epstein, I was not aware of the terrible, horrible, and unforgivable things that he did to women and girls. My relationship with Epstein was… |
| 2274 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 20 | SPEAKER_02 | 575.5 | 577.46 | tracked his investments. I believe that Epstein is a man of his word. |
| 2275 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 21 | SPEAKER_01 | 577.46 | 605.82 | With homes in the Virgin Islands, New York, Palm Beach, Paris, and New Mexico, and with several planes and a helicopter, Epstein had substantial yearly expenditures and a large staff. We track the expenditures as meticulously as possible, including gifts by Epstein, to women and men. The gifts represent a very small fraction of Epstein's spending. I did not see them as red flags for abuse |
| 2276 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 22 | SPEAKER_02 | 605.82 | 606.78 | or trafficking. |
| 2277 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 23 | SPEAKER_01 | 607.46 | 617.98 | Third, some media sources have reported that Epstein used corporate structures and cash to conceal his identity and hide his sexual abuse and trafficking. |
| 2278 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 24 | SPEAKER_03 | 619.9 | 662.24 | Based on my experience and conversations with financial officers for family offices, the use of limited liability companies by wealthy individuals to hold assets such as real estate or major assets like airplanes and helicopters is completely standard practice. I had no role in setting up any of Epstein's companies, but did not view them as improper or suspicious. Like all expenditures, we tried to closely track the use of cash at Epstein's properties, and where backup was missing, we treated ca… |
| 2279 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 25 | SPEAKER_01 | 666.74 | 670.46 | Finally, I agreed to serve as co-executor of Epstein's estate. |
| 2280 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 26 | SPEAKER_03 | 671.28 | 686.3 | By the time of Epstein's death, I had learned of the harm that he had caused to so many women and thought that my knowledge of Epstein's holdings would make me better prepared to alleviate some of their suffering. |
| 2281 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 27 | SPEAKER_01 | 687.3 | 704.0 | One of the first things my co-executor and I did was to set up the Epstein Visits. Epstein's victims compensation fund, which resolved claims by over 130 women in a confidential manner without limits as to their recovery and without any decision-making by the estate. |
| 2282 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 28 | SPEAKER_03 | 704.74 | 708.2 | We also settled nearly 60 claims by Epstein's victims. |
| 2283 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 29 | SPEAKER_01 | 709.32 | 722.54 | I have done my best to balance my obligations as a fiduciary of the estate with the interest in providing legitimate compensation to Epstein's victims. For this work, I have been the subject of attacks. |
| 2284 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 30 | SPEAKER_03 | 722.54 | 727.02 | I have been attacked by plaintiff's lawyers, and I have had my reputation dragged through the mud. |
| 2285 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 31 | SPEAKER_01 | 727.86 | 742.68 | It has taken a tremendous toll on me and my family, but I continue to serve as co-executor because I believe it is the right thing to do. I was not aware of the nature or extent of Epstein's abuse of so many women until after |
| 2286 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 32 | SPEAKER_02 | 742.68 | 743.54 | Epstein's death. |
| 2287 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 33 | SPEAKER_01 | 744.22 | 751.5 | However, it pains me to think, and I deeply regret, that I may have unknowingly assisted Epstein in any way. |
| 2288 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 34 | SPEAKER_02 | 751.88 | 753.56 | Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. |
| 2289 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 35 | SPEAKER_01 | 754.0 | 761.66 | Before we begin, will the additional members of Congress who joined us please identify themselves for the record? I'm Representative Siraj Sivarajian for Janssen. |
| 2290 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 36 | SPEAKER_02 | 762.44 | 765.36 | MR SIVARAJIAN. We're out of time. We're 12.37. MR PRICE. |
| 2291 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 37 | SPEAKER_01 | 766.52 | 770.44 | And for the additional person that just walked in, will you please identify yourself for the record? |
| 2292 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 38 | SPEAKER_02 | 771.08 | 775.24 | MR SIVARAJIAN. Thank you. MR PRICE. |
| 2293 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 39 | SPEAKER_03 | 775.24 | 779.52 | The clock reads 10.11 a.m., and the majority's time will begin now. |
| 2294 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 40 | SPEAKER_01 | 779.76 | 790.4 | Mr. Khan, thank you for appearing here today. I'm going to get started with just some brief background information on you. Can you tell us where you went to college? |
| 2295 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 41 | SPEAKER_02 | 790.64 | 791.16 | MR SIVARAJIAN. |
| 2296 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 42 | SPEAKER_03 | 791.16 | 795.06 | I went to Syracuse University. MR SIVARAJIAN. And what degree did you graduate with? MR SIVARAJIAN. |
| 2297 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 43 | SPEAKER_02 | 795.06 | 796.46 | An accounting degree. MR SIVARAJIAN. |
| 2298 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 44 | SPEAKER_01 | 796.48 | 810.98 | Did you – after graduating from Syracuse, did you obtain any other professional degrees or licensures or anything like that? MR SIVARAJIAN. I later obtained a master's degree in taxation from Pace University. MR SIVARAJIAN. |
| 2299 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 45 | SPEAKER_02 | 810.98 | 813.56 | And what year was that? MR SIVARAJIAN. |
| 2300 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 46 | SPEAKER_01 | 813.56 | 824.28 | I don't recall the exact year, maybe late 90s, 99. MR SIVARAJIAN. And after these degrees, can we briefly go through your professional career prior |
| 2301 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 47 | SPEAKER_03 | 824.28 | 829.3 | to you joining – prior to you starting employment with Mr. Epstein? MR SIVARAJIAN. |
| 2302 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 48 | SPEAKER_02 | 829.3 | 830.5 | Yes. MR SIVARAJIAN. |
| 2303 | Richard Kahn — House Oversight Committee 4 | 49 | SPEAKER_03 | 830.5 | 831.98 | Can you just walk through that for us, please? Certainly. |