"As expected, Ghislaine Maxwell took the Fifth and refused to answer any questions, Representative James Comer, Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, told reporters. This is obviously very disappointing. We had many questions to ask about the crimes she and Epstein committed as well as questions about potential co-conspirators, he added. Maxwell was subpoenaed to appear before the committee to discuss her relations with Epstein, but her lawyers stated that she would only testify if US President Donald Trump granted her clemency."
"She [Maxwell] pleaded the Fifth, which under the US Constitution gives you the right not to answer questions on the grounds that you might incriminate yourself, said Al Jazeera correspondent Alan Fisher. People were waiting to hear answers to important questions, but we got nothing from Ghislaine Maxwell, he added. What she did say, very briefly, was that she never saw any evidence of Donald Trump or [former US President] Bill Clinton involved in anything that was illegal. Many people suggest that was a deliberate ploy on her part to say, Look, you buy my silence, but I want clemency.' She's appealing to both parties here to say, I will clear the people that you care most about.'"
Ghislaine Maxwell invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer congressional questions about alleged co-conspirators tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in helping Epstein abuse teenage girls. She was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee but her lawyers said she would testify only if President Donald Trump granted clemency; lawmakers had declined a prior request to grant legal immunity. Representative James Comer expressed disappointment at the lack of answers. Maxwell briefly stated she never saw evidence of Donald Trump or Bill Clinton involved in illegal activity. Critics suggested the refusal could be a ploy to seek clemency while protecting others.
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