Lesley Groff and the Daily Machinery of Jeffrey Epstein’s Abuse (6/26/26)

Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime executive assistant, told the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door interview that she booked massage appointments for Epstein “almost daily,” but denied knowingly arranging appointments with anyone she believed was underage. Groff said Epstein usually gave her names and phone numbers, that the calls were brief, and that massages were treated as a routine part of his schedule. Lawmakers pressed her hard on how she could work for Epstein for 18 years and not recognize what was happening, with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi saying her explanation “strains credibility.” Groff maintained that nobody she spoke with sounded underage and that she was not “evaluating voices.”Groff also said Epstein manipulated her after his 2008 arrest by claiming he had been blackmailed and set up, and that she believed his explanation at the time because he could appear kind and generous. She said she now sees that as part of his manipulation, expressed sorrow for survivors, and said she believes them. The testimony matters because Groff was identified years ago as a potential co-conspirator but was never charged, and her account highlights one of the central unresolved questions in the Epstein case: how someone so close to the daily machinery of his life could claim not to understand that the endless “massage” appointments were part of the abuse pipeline.to contact me:[email protected]