"Epstein was arrested in 2019 and committed suicide in a New York prison cell. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking at a Texas prison camp. She was convicted in 2021 for her role over the course of a decade in helping Epstein to "recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims" known to be under the age of 18, according to the US Justice Department."
"As had been expected ahead of her deposition on Monday, Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right in response to every question to avoid answering questions that would be self-incriminating. Maxwell's lawyers said they told the House panel that she was prepared to testify in exchange for clemency from President Donald Trump, as she seeks to overturn her conviction on sex trafficking."
Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a US congressional committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein's years-long sexual abuse of underage girls by invoking her Fifth Amendment right. Lawmakers planned to review unredacted Epstein files released by the Department of Justice under a law passed last year. Epstein was arrested in 2019 and died by suicide in a New York prison cell. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking at a Texas prison camp after a 2021 conviction for helping Epstein recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims known to be under 18. Maxwell's lawyers said she would testify only in exchange for clemency from President Donald Trump.
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