US EditionGhislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers
- On Monday, Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right and declined to answer substantive questions at a deposition via videolink to the federal prison camp in Texas.
- House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Maxwell last year and pressed for a deposition despite her attorneys' resistance, pursuing testimony amid a DOJ release of more than three million additional pages and scheduled depositions for Feb. 26 and Feb. 27.
- David Oscar Markus said Maxwell must remain silent due to a pending habeas petition and planned to read a prepared statement, adding she will speak if granted clemency by President Donald Trump.
- Chairman James Comer said the investigation will continue without Maxwell's testimony, and he reiterated Monday he will press for closed-door depositions while releasing transcripts and video.
- With Epstein deceased, Maxwell's deposition comes amid the Justice Department's release of millions of files, tarnishing political and business leaders while she remains the only person convicted in connection with Epstein.
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Ghislaine Maxwell seeks clemency from Trump in exchange for testimony
Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and former business partner of Jeffrey Epstein, has offered to testify and clear President Trump of wrongdoing if granted clemency, prompting reactions from lawmakers.
Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the fifth
NEW YORK (PIX11) —The former girlfriend and confidante of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein went before a congressional committee on Monday. Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer any questions; instead, she invoked the 5th Amendment, choosing to remain silent. Lawmakers say that she is remaining quiet, hoping it will earn her a presidential pardon from President [...]
Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the Fifth but says she'd 'speak fully and honestly' if Trump grants her clemency
Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee on Monday, but her attorney said she is “prepared to speak fully and honestly" if President Donald Trump grants her clemency.“Only she can provide the complete account” of Epstein’s actions, David Oscar Markus said in a statement after Maxwell's brief virtual appearance before the panel in the morning, where she invoked her Fifth Amend…
Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, who is serving a prison sentence, is only willing to talk in exchange for a pardon, her lawyer said Monday, after a hearing in the House of Representatives initiated by the oversight committee ended inconclusively. Ghislaine Maxwell participated in the hearing of the House of Representatives panel investigating the Epstein scandal on Monday via video link from a Texas prison, but refused to answer the questio…
Ghislaine Maxwell Takes the Fifth
Ghislaine Maxwell did indeed appear via video before a House committee on Monday, and lawmakers got the answers they expected: Zilch. The longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein took the Fifth on every question, reports the Wall Street Journal . "She answered no questions and provided no information," said Rep. Robert Garcia,...
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