During the same deposition record, Speaker 3, identified on the transcript as a member of the committee minority (Democrats), delivered an extended statement sharply criticizing the majority's investigative choices and alleging politicization of law enforcement.

Speaker 3 said Democrats "support cooperation with the committee as it seeks to talk with any person who has information about Jeffrey Epstein and his crimes," but called attention to "a troubling imbalance in the majority's approach," saying the majority had "relentlessly pursued only two former high-ranking Democratic officials." Speaker 3 added that Oversight Republicans had not enforced a bipartisan subpoena to the Department of Justice for the full release of Epstein-related files, and that DOJ's production so far amounted to a "single minuscule fraction" largely comprised of materials already public or previously provided to the committee.

Speaker 3 also criticized the committee's handling of Ghislaine Maxwell's deposition schedule, saying the majority "accommodated Maxwell by delaying her deposition to allow her to pursue an appeal to the Supreme Court," and that when Maxwell indicated she would invoke her Fifth Amendment rights, "committee Republicans have not insisted that she do so on the record before this committee."

The minority member alleged that President Donald J. Trump had publicly directed the Department of Justice and the FBI via a Truth Social post to investigate prominent Democrats, and argued that such actions represented a pattern of "weaponizing" law enforcement; Speaker 3 cited prior politically charged probes involving former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James as context. The speaker asked that the court reporter mark as exhibits President Trump's 11/14/2025 social post (Exhibit A) and the attorney general's same-day public confirmation (Exhibit B).

Speaker 3 concluded by restating that committee Democrats view the investigation as seeking "truth and justice for the victims and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's horrific crimes" and urging witnesses with first-hand knowledge to cooperate. The transcript records the minority statement in full but contains no contemporaneous committee response or vote to the claims made by the minority representative.