June 17, 2026 - Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after Todd Blanche’s Bureau of Prisons (BOP) failed to answer basic questions relating the Committees’ investigation into Ghislaine Maxwell’s unprecedented prison transfer and preferential treatment at Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Bryan, following a Committee staff visit to the facility.

“Today, investigators from our Committees traveled to FPC Bryan, where Ghislaine Maxwell is serving her sentence, despite BOP policies barring sex offenders from this minimum-security facility absent a special waver. We went to Camp Bryan seeking answers about Ms. Maxwell’s unprecedented transfer and VIP treatment.

“While the Camp Bryan staff provided an extensive tour of the grounds and programming of the facility, Bureau of Prisons leadership repeatedly shut down our lines of questioning or could not provide basic information about our central concerns, including Ms. Maxwell’s extraordinary treatment, allegations of sexual assault at the facility, and retaliation against inmates who tried to blow the whistle. We also have serious concerns about the accuracy and veracity of information received by our investigative staff.

“The American people are tired of seeing the Trump Administration pamper a sex trafficker and obstruct Congress’s investigation into Attorney General Blanche’s role in ensuring Ms. Maxwell remains comfortable and quiet.

“This investigation will continue.”

Source: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform-Democrats