"Comer told Politico Friday that Maxwell's legal team informed the committee that any attempt to interview her at the federal prison camp in Texas would be futile. Her lawyers have replied that she's not going to answer any questions, Comer said. She's only going to plead the Fifth. I mean, I could spend a bunch of taxpayer dollars to send staff and members down there, and if she's going to plead the Fifth, I don't know that that's a good investment."
"The committee subpoenaed Maxwell in July as part of its renewed scrutiny of the Epstein scandal. Her lawyers initially left the door open, arguing she might speak once her appeals were resolved, but after the Supreme Court declined to revisit her conviction, Maxwell shifted course, demanding immunity from future prosecution and advance access to questions. Comer said her terms were impossible to meet."
Ghislaine Maxwell plans to invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer questions in the House Oversight investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's network and the Justice Department's handling. House Oversight Chair James Comer said Maxwell's legal team told the committee that interviewing her at the federal prison camp in Texas would be futile. The committee subpoenaed Maxwell in July; her lawyers initially suggested she might speak after appeals, but the Supreme Court declined to revisit her conviction. Maxwell demanded immunity and advance access to questions, terms the committee rejected. She is serving a 20-year sentence, completed a two-day DOJ interview in July, was moved to a minimum-security facility, and is reportedly preparing a commutation request to President Donald Trump.
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