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Ghislaine Maxwell, who has been convicted of sex trafficking, is set to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid self-incrimination during a virtual session with the House Oversight Committee on Monday. She will be questioned regarding her connections to the late Jeffrey Epstein, a known pedophile.
At 64, Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence following her December 2021 conviction for sex trafficking, conspiracy, and other charges, all linked to her involvement as Epstein’s accomplice.
James Comer, the House Oversight Committee Chairman from Kentucky, confirmed on January 21 that Maxwell would participate in the committee’s proceedings. However, her attorney, David Oscar Markus, indicated that Maxwell would plead the Fifth because her conviction is still under appeal in Manhattan federal court.
Markus added a conditional offer, suggesting, “If Ms. Maxwell were granted clemency, she would gladly testify openly and truthfully before Congress in Washington, D.C.”
In preparation for the hearing, Representative Ro Khanna from California submitted a list of seven questions for Maxwell. Among these inquiries is whether her legal team’s December filing, claiming that 29 of Epstein’s associates had entered secret non-prosecution agreements, was accurate and if she would be willing to identify those individuals.
Khanna also said he planned to ask Maxwell: “Did you or Mr. Epstein ever arrange, facilitate, or provide access to underage girls to President Trump?” — despite no evidence of wrongdoing by the president in the voluminous files released in recent months by both the Justice Department and the late financier’s estate.