by Niamh Harris, The Peoples Voice:
Jeffrey Epstien’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell invoked the fifth amendment of the US constitution on Monday, granting her right to remain silent as she appeared at a US congressional hearing.
Maxwell appeared at the hearing virtually because she is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking in a minimum-security facility in Texas.
After the hearing, her attorney, David Markus said Maxwell was ‘prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency’.
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The latest move comes after the US Department of Justice released millions of internal documents related to Epstein last month.
Her lawyer, David Oscar Marcus, said that if the American public “truly want to hear the unfiltered truth about what happened” his client would be prepared to “speak fully and honestly” if US president Donald Trump grants her clemency.
“Some may not like what they hear, but the truth matters,” Marcus added. “For example, both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing. MsMaxwell alone can explain why, and the public is entitled to that explanation.”
Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Constitutional right to silence this morning before @RepJamesComer and the House Oversight Committee. Here is the statement I gave to the Committee explaining why:
Members of the Committee:
On my advice, Ghislaine Maxwell will respectfully invoke…
— David Oscar Markus (@domarkus) February 9, 2026
Lawmakers have said that Trump should rule out a pardon for Maxwell after she refused to answer Epstein questions.
BBC reports: Following the hearing, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer said it was “disappointing” that Maxwell would not cooperate, calling her a “very bad person” who does not deserve clemency.
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