Ghislaine Maxwell pleads Fifth, demands clemency on Epstein ties
Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is seeking clemency from President Donald Trump in exchange for a full account of her ties to Epstein. She is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence and recently sat for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform committee as part of its epstein investigation. the session lasted about an hour and ended after Maxwell invoked her Fifth amendment right against self-incrimination.
Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, saeid she is prepared to speak fully and honestly if clemency is granted, arguing that the truth matters and that she could provide a complete account. Rep. Ro Khanna noted that Maxwell previously participated in a two-day interview with the Justice Department last year alongside U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and he questioned why she did not plead the Fifth then. Khanna has submitted questions to the oversight panel about potential co-conspirators and any deals with the White House.
The deposition is part of a broader House Oversight Committee investigation, which has released multiple Epstein-related documents and conducted interviews with former Attorney General Bill Barr and former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta. The report also cites New York times allegations that Maxwell helped Bill Clinton with Clinton Global initiative funding in the early 2000s and that Howard Lutnick had business dealings with Epstein after his Florida conviction. The Epstein-file drama, the article notes, is expected to continue as the inquiry progresses and Democrats accuse the Trump administration of slow-wheeling the release of documents.
Ghislaine Maxwell pleads Fifth and demands clemency in Jeffrey Epstein investigation
Ghislaine Maxwell, the onetime girlfriend and accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, is demanding clemency from President Donald Trump in exchange for coming clean about her ties to the convicted sex offender.
Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence, sat for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Monday as part of its investigation into Epstein. The interview ended an hour after it began as Maxwell refused to answer questions, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, said his client was “prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency.”
“Only she can provide the complete account,” said Markus. “Some may not like what they hear, but the truth matters. For example, both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing.”
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) noted that Maxwell took part in a two-day interview with the Justice Department last year with U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
“Why did she not plead the Fifth when Blanche asked her questions, and now she’s pleading the Fifth about things that don’t implicate her, but may implicate many of the other powerful people in the Epstein class that committed these crimes,” said Khanna.
Khanna told reporters he had submitted multiple questions to the oversight panel he hoped would be asked of Maxwell, including if there were other co-conspirators alongside her and Epstein, and if she had made any deals with the Trump White House.
Maxwell’s deposition is part of the larger investigation by the House oversight committee. The panel has released multiple batches of documents related to the Epstein files, many of which came from the committee’s subpoena of the late sex offender’s estate. The oversight committee has also conducted two interviews with former Attorney General Bill Barr and former Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta.
The drama surrounding the Epstein files is unlikely to die down any time soon.
CLINTONS DODGE CONTEMPT AND SET DATES TO TESTIFY BEFORE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
The New York Times on Sunday broke news that Maxwell had put up at least $1 million in the early 2000s to help former President Bill Clinton host his first Clinton Global Initiative philanthropy forum. Earlier over the weekend, the outlet also reported that Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had business dealings with Epstein after the financier had already pleaded guilty to sex crimes in Florida.
The oversight inquiry has continued despite Congress voting to release the full Epstein files last year. While the DOJ has made millions of files public, Democrats have accused the Trump administration of slow-walking the release of all documents pertaining to Epstein.
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