US EditionGhislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers
Maxwell refused to answer questions during a virtual House deposition, invoking the Fifth Amendment and conditioning testimony on clemency from President Trump, officials said.
- 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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