Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads the Fifth at Epstein Deposition

Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment rights on Monday to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating as the U.S. lawmakers tried to interview her. Maxwell, 64, answered no questions while appearing virtually from the federal prison camp in Texas, where she is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, conspiracy, and other crimes committed while in the service of Epstein. Maxwell has come under new scrutiny after the Department of Justice released millions of additional pages of documents, hundreds of thousands of videos and images related to Epstein. Lawmakers are trying to find out how Epstein, a well-connected financier, was able to sexually abuse underage girls for years. Republican Representative James Comer, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, said he's disappointed with Maxwell's decision. But five more Epstein-related depositions are coming. As expected, Ghislaine Maxwell took the fifth and refused to answer any questions. This obviously is very disappointing. We had many questions to ask about the crimes she and Epstein committed, as well as questions about potential co-conspirators. We sincerely want to get to the truth of the American people and justice for the survivors. That's what this investigation is about. I want to mention the next steps. We can confirm we have five more depositions in the book scheduled for the Epstein investigation. On February 18th, Lex Wexner, who is a financial client of Epstein, and I believe the former CEO of Victoria's Secret. February 26th, we have former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. February 27th, former President Bill Clinton. March 11th, Richard Kahn, Epstein's accountant. And March 19th, Darren Indyk, Epstein's lawyer. So we will continue to move forward and try to get answers for the American people.