The convicted Epstein co-conspirator will not comment.
Ghislaine Maxwell plans to refuse to answer questions during a hearing in the US Congress on Monday, according to Reuters.
Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 for his role in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of teenage girls, is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence. She will invoke the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, which protects against self-incrimination, the newspaper reports.
Instead of answering individual questions, Maxwell plans to read a prepared statement at the beginning of the hearing, according to Congressman Ro Khanna.
Khanna, who sits on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, points out that Maxwell’s stance seems inconsistent. She did not invoke the Fifth Amendment when she previously met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to discuss similar topics.
– This position seems inconsistent with Maxwell’s past behavior, writes the Democratic congressman from California in a letter to committee chairman James Comer.
The questioning comes at the same time that the US Department of Justice has released millions of internal documents related to the Epstein case.
Maxwell’s lawyer has not responded to Reuters’ request for comment.
date:2026-02-09 01:46:00