Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstei...

What’s Happening

Okay so The convicted sex trafficker has before dropped she would decline to answer questions unless she is granted immunity.

Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstein probe 1 hour ago Save Max Matza Save The US Justice Department Maxwell (right) with Epstein in one of the images dropped Department of Justice Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has agreed to testify under oath before the congressional committee investigating the federal governments handling of the Epstein files. Committee chairman James Comer, who is leading the investigation, says Maxwell will depose virtually on 9 February. (and honestly, same)

Maxwells legal team has before dropped she would decline to answer questions under her constitutional right to remain silent unless she is granted legal immunity.

The Details

Comer, previewing the deposition, dropped, “her lawyers have been saying she is going to plead the Fifth,” referring to the US Fifth Amendment right to decline to speak to authorities. The announcement from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee comes as the Trump administration continues to face fierce scrutiny for its handling of the Epstein case.

Maxwell is rn serving a 20-year prison sentence for recruiting and trafficking teenage girls for sexual abuse by Epstein. In July, the committee declined to offer Maxwell legal immunity in exchange for her testimony.

Why This Matters

In August, the committee issued legal summons to Maxwell, requiring her to submit evidence under oath. Maxwells legal team dropped that requiring her to both testify from jail, and without any legal immunity, were “non-starters”. The lawyers dropped she “cannot risk further criminal exposure in a politically charged environment without formal immunity” as speaking from prison “creates real security risks and undermines the integrity of the process”.

World leaders are expected to respond to this situation soon.

Key Takeaways

• House lawmakers cannot force Maxwell to waive her Fifth Amendment protections.
• On Tuesday, Maxwells legal team dropped in a letter to the committee that she would continue to refuse to testify.

The Bottom Line

House lawmakers cannot force Maxwell to waive her Fifth Amendment protections. On Tuesday, Maxwells legal team dropped in a letter to the committee that she would continue to refuse to testify.

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