Ghislaine Maxwell Invokes Fifth Amendment in Congressional Deposition
Analysis based on 98 articles · First reported Feb 09, 2026 · Last updated Feb 09, 2026
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Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment rights during a video deposition with the United States===United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, refusing to answer questions about Epstein's sex trafficking network. Her attorney, David Oscar Markus, stated that Maxwell is prepared to testify fully and honestly if granted clemency by Donald Trump, and asserted that both Donald Trump and Bill Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing. Democrats on the committee, including Melanie Stansbury and Ro Khanna, accused Maxwell of using the deposition to campaign for a presidential pardon. James Comer, the committee's Republican chairman, expressed disappointment and is also pursuing depositions from Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton regarding their connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The United States===United States Department of Justice has released millions of unredacted files related to the Epstein investigation, which lawmakers are now reviewing.
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