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The attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell sent *** message to the president today, grant clemency and Maxwell will testify and clear the president of any wrongdoing. Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and former business partner of Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer lawmakers’ questions during *** virtual deposition Monday. Her attorney said that she would answer questions if she was granted clemency. Her lawyer also said she would testify that both President Trump and former President Bill Clinton are quote innocent of any wrongdoing, and only Maxwell can explain why. She is telling Donald Trump through her deposition that she is trying to buy her clemency. I personally, for the reasons you just stated, don’t think she should. Be granted any type of immunity or clemency. Her attorney said she’s invoking the fifth because she’s pursuing *** new appeal, but lawmakers say her silence is blocking answers. This will not stop us because his co-conspirator decided that she was going to try to play games with us this morning. I got news for you, Ms. Maxwell. We’re not done. This deposition comes as the Justice Department is allowing members of Congress to review unredacted files related to Jeffrey Epstein, *** move that could bring potentially new names and new scrutiny on Capitol Hill. I’m Christopher Sales.
The attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell sent *** message to the president today, grant clemency and Maxwell will testify and clear the president of any wrongdoing. Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and former business partner of Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer lawmakers’ questions during *** virtual deposition Monday. Her attorney said that she would answer questions if she was granted clemency. Her lawyer also said she would testify that both President Trump and former President Bill Clinton are quote innocent of any wrongdoing, and only Maxwell can explain why. She is telling Donald Trump through her deposition that she is trying to buy her clemency. I personally, for the reasons you just stated, don’t think she should. Be granted any type of immunity or clemency. Her attorney said she’s invoking the fifth because she’s pursuing *** new appeal, but lawmakers say her silence is blocking answers. This will not stop us because his co-conspirator decided that she was going to try to play games with us this morning. I got news for you, Ms. Maxwell. We’re not done. This deposition comes as the Justice Department is allowing members of Congress to review unredacted files related to Jeffrey Epstein, *** move that could bring potentially new names and new scrutiny on Capitol Hill. I’m Christopher Sales.
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Ghislaine Maxwell seeks clemency from Trump in exchange for testimony
Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and former business partner of Jeffrey Epstein, has offered to testify and clear President Trump of wrongdoing if granted clemency, prompting reactions from lawmakers.
Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and former business partner of Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer lawmakers’ questions during a virtual deposition on Monday, invoking her Fifth Amendment right while offering to testify and clear President Donald Trump of wrongdoing if granted clemency. “Her attorney said that she would answer questions if she was granted clemency by President Trump,” House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said following the deposition.Maxwell’s attorney also said that both Trump and former President Bill Clinton “are innocent of any wrongdoing,” but that Maxwell “alone can explain why, and the public is entitled to that explanation.”Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., took exception to the lawyer’s statement: “She is telling Donald Trump through her deposition that she is trying to buy her clemency.” Comer also expressed his opposition, saying, “I, personally, don’t think she should be granted any type of immunity or clemency.”Maxwell chose not to testify on Monday, as the House Oversight Committee deposed her via video call. She’s currently in a federal prison camp in Texas, where she’s serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.Lawmakers say they were looking to question Maxwell on how she helped Epstein sexually abuse underage girls for years.Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said, “This one will not stop us because his co-conspirator decided that she was going to try to play games with us this morning. I got news for you, Ms. Maxwell. We’re not done.”Maxwell’s attorney stated she is invoking the Fifth while seeking to have her conviction overturned. Last year, the Supreme Court rejected her appeal, but in December she requested that a federal judge consider what her attorneys describe as “substantial new evidence.”This deposition coincides with the Department of Justice allowing members of Congress to review unredacted files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a move that could reveal new names and bring additional scrutiny. Lawmakers can view the more than 3 million files without redactions starting on Monday, provided they give 24 hours’ notice. They are permitted to take notes but cannot make electronic copies.
Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and former business partner of Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer lawmakers’ questions during a virtual deposition on Monday, invoking her Fifth Amendment right while offering to testify and clear President Donald Trump of wrongdoing if granted clemency.
“Her attorney said that she would answer questions if she was granted clemency by President Trump,” House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said following the deposition.
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Maxwell’s attorney also said that both Trump and former President Bill Clinton “are innocent of any wrongdoing,” but that Maxwell “alone can explain why, and the public is entitled to that explanation.”
Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., took exception to the lawyer’s statement: “She is telling Donald Trump through her deposition that she is trying to buy her clemency.”
Comer also expressed his opposition, saying, “I, personally, don’t think she should be granted any type of immunity or clemency.”
Maxwell chose not to testify on Monday, as the House Oversight Committee deposed her via video call. She’s currently in a federal prison camp in Texas, where she’s serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
Lawmakers say they were looking to question Maxwell on how she helped Epstein sexually abuse underage girls for years.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said, “This one will not stop us because his co-conspirator decided that she was going to try to play games with us this morning. I got news for you, Ms. Maxwell. We’re not done.”
Maxwell’s attorney stated she is invoking the Fifth while seeking to have her conviction overturned. Last year, the Supreme Court rejected her appeal, but in December she requested that a federal judge consider what her attorneys describe as “substantial new evidence.”
This deposition coincides with the Department of Justice allowing members of Congress to review unredacted files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a move that could reveal new names and bring additional scrutiny.
Lawmakers can view the more than 3 million files without redactions starting on Monday, provided they give 24 hours’ notice. They are permitted to take notes but cannot make electronic copies.
