"Lawmakers tried Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her 5th Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating. Maxwell was to be questioned during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she's serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. She's come under new scrutiny as lawmakers try to investigate how Epstein, a well-connected financier, was able to sexually abuse underage girls for years."
"The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed her last year, and while her attorneys have consistently told lawmakers that she won't answer questions, the Republican chairman, Rep. 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."
Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right during a planned congressional video deposition at the federal prison camp in Texas where she is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. Maxwell has sought to have her conviction overturned, arguing wrongful conviction. Lawmakers are investigating who connected to Jeffrey Epstein may have facilitated his long-term sexual abuse of underage girls. Several Democrats plan to review unredacted Department of Justice files released under a new law. The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Maxwell last year; her attorneys have consistently said she will not answer questions. Republican Chairman Rep. James Comer pressed for the deposition and pushed subpoenas for Bill and Hillary Clinton.
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