House Oversight Releases Full Kellen Transcript And Urges DOJ Probe Of Levine, Fekkai
On Thursday, June 4, 2026, the House Oversight Committee released the full transcript of its May 2026 interview with former Jeffrey Epstein assistant Sarah Kellen and urged the Justice Department to investigate allegations naming Philip Levine and Frédéric Fekkai.[1]
In the transcript Kellen swore Levine sexually assaulted her in a house in Saint-Tropez and that Fekkai sexually assaulted her in a Maui hotel room after inviting her to a non-existent hair show.[1] Kellen told the committee Epstein "sexually abused me on a weekly basis" and said Ghislaine Maxwell also abused her.[1]
The committee's June 4 letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche noted that Levine's name appears more than 600 times in Epstein-related files and said Epstein sent abused girls and staff to Fekkai salons.[1] The panel explicitly urged the Justice Department to consider using immunity for certain witnesses.[1] It highlighted that Kellen was not contacted by federal authorities from when she began working for Epstein in 2001 until his July 2019 arrest, a gap the committee said it is probing.[1]
Kellen told investigators she was unsure whether Levine or Fekkai abused anyone else and said Fekkai introduced her to Epstein.[1] House Republicans sought a Department of Justice probe of the allegations raised by Epstein's assistant.[2]
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- On Thursday, June 4, 2026, the House Oversight Committee publicly released the full transcript of its May 2026 interview with former Epstein assistant Sarah Kellen.
- The transcript includes Kellen's sworn allegations that Philip Levine sexually assaulted her in a house in Saint-Tropez and that Frédéric Fekkai sexually assaulted her in a Maui hotel room after inviting her to a non-existent hair show.
- Kellen told the committee that "Epstein sexually abused me on a weekly basis" and said Ghislaine Maxwell also abused her, providing specific frequency and context to prior descriptions of her as an abuse survivor.
- In a June 4 letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the committee noted that Levine's name appears more than 600 times in Epstein-related files, said Epstein sent abused girls and staff to Fekkai salons, and explicitly urged the DOJ to consider using immunity for certain witnesses.
- Kellen said she was unsure whether Levine or Fekkai abused anyone else and also alleged that Fekkai introduced her to Epstein.
- The transcript release underscores that Kellen was not interviewed or contacted by federal authorities from when she began working for Epstein in 2001 until his July 2019 arrest, a gap the committee says it is probing.
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- On Thursday, June 4, 2026, the House Oversight Committee publicly released the full transcript of its May 2026 interview with former Epstein assistant Sarah Kellen.
- The transcript details Kellen's sworn allegations that Philip Levine sexually assaulted her in a house in Saint-Tropez and that Frédéric Fekkai sexually assaulted her in a Maui hotel room after inviting her to a non-existent hair show.
- Kellen told the committee Epstein "sexually abused me on a weekly basis" and said Ghislaine Maxwell also abused her, adding specific frequency and context to prior descriptions of her as an abuse survivor.
- The committee's June 4 letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche highlights that Levine's name appears more than 600 times in Epstein-related files and that Epstein sent abused girls and staff to Fekkai salons, and it explicitly urges DOJ to consider using immunity for certain witnesses.
- The article notes that Kellen said she is unsure whether Levine or Fekkai abused anyone else and that she alleged Fekkai introduced her to Epstein.
- The transcript release underscores that Kellen was not interviewed or contacted by federal authorities from the time she began working for Epstein in 2001 until his July 2019 arrest, a gap the committee says it is probing.