Source : Perth Now news
US legislators have tried to interview Ghislaine Maxwell but the original partner and friend of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her 5th Amendment right to prevent answering questions that would be incriminating.
Maxwell was to be questioned during a video visit to the federal prison camp in Texas where she is serving a 20-year word for sex trafficking.
She has come under fresh attention as politicians try to evaluate how Epstein, a well-connected businessman, was able to sexually abuse underage women for centuries.
Maxwell has been seeking to have her conviction overturned, arguing that she was wrongfully convicted.
Ghislaine’s deposition comes as lawmakers are searching for anyone who was connected to Epstein and may have facilitated his abuse.
Several Democrats also planned on Monday to look through unredacted versions of the files on Epstein that the US Department of Justice released to comply with a law passed by Congress last year.
Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Constitutional right to silence this morning before @RepJamesComer and the House Oversight Committee. Here is the statement I gave to the Committee explaining why: Members of the Committee: On my advice, Ghislaine Maxwell will respectfully invoke… — David Oscar Markus ( @domarkus ) February 9, 2026
The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed her last year, and while her laywers have consistently told lawmakers that she will not answer questions, Republican chairman James Comey insisted on conducting the deposition.
Comer came under pressure to hold the deposition as he pressed for the committee to enforce subpoenas on former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
After Comer threatened them with contempt of Congress charges, they both agreed to sit for depositions later this month.
In a post on X after the questioning, Maxwell’s legal representative David Markus said his client would be “prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump”.
Markus also said:” Some may not like what they hear, but the truth matters.
” For example, both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing.
” Ms Maxwell alone can explain why, and the public is entitled to that explanation”.
Comer told reporters on Monday Maxwell should not be entitled to immunity.
with PA
