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I Have the Full Opening Statement Made by Epstein Assistant and "Co-Conspirator" Leslie Groff to the House Last Week and It's Eye-Opening

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Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.
Jun 15, 2026
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by Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. - zero hyperbole and 100% facts in plain English about what's going on with this administration and the law

Last week Leslie Groff, who worked for Jeffrey Epstein as an assistant for nearly 20 years, testified behind closed doors for the House Oversight Committee. But I have her *full* opening statement (as do Notes from the Front members, I have made it into a pdf for you and it's in your inbox now).

Why Groff's testimony didn't draw as much media attention as did Sarah Kellen's I don't know. It should have.

In it Groff provides a *very* detailed view into the day-to-day goings-on in Epstein's world. She describes a terrifying environment of being on call constantly, and where any misstep could lead to her being fired. As an example of the former, she describes being ordered *very late in the day* to "source a dozen chocolate croissants made in New York, to be delivered to Palm Beach by 9:00 the next morning."

And as an example of the latter, "When I made an error with an appointment, he screamed that I ruined his day and that the time he lost could never be replaced." (How do you like the time you are losing now, Jeff?)

Groff was under the same strict orders that we heard about from Juan Alessi in day 4 of the Maxwell trial: she was not to speak with anybody, "I was never to associate with their friends or contacts. Or I would be fired."

And she refers to Helen Kim, someone whom I think needs to be subpoenaed. You see, Leslie Groff was hired to *replace* Helen Kim as Epstein's assistant. Kim *trained* Groff. Yet we almost never hear about her. In fact, pretty much the only place you will hear about Helen Kim is in transcripts. (We'll hear more about both Kim and former Epstein assistant Kimberly Espinoza on day 11 of the Maxwell trial.)

Anyways, this 11-page opening statement is really illuminating. Plus providing the name of at least one more person who needs to be subpoenaed.

Also I will leave you with this one thought - after you read what Leslie Groff says about being one of the named co-conspirators who are to be untouchable, with full immunity, in Epstein's plea deal, see if you don't agree with me about this: It occurs to me that maybe Epstein included the names of the four women as co-conspirators not out of some fealty to these women, but to *set them up to take a fall for him in the future*.

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P.S. If you actually read all the way to the bottom please leave a comment that includes the word "croissants". It will show me that my efforts aren't in vain and that people actually *do* read these things, and it will drive those who just skim crazy wondering just why everyone is talking about croissants ;~) (And darn it, now I'm hungry!)

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