Ghislaine Maxwell Offers Congressional Testimony Under Immunity Conditions, House Committee Rejects Demand
Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned for sex crimes, offered to testify before Congress if granted full immunity and advanced questions, but the House Oversight Committee rejected her immunity demand, leading to a potential Fifth Amendment invocation.
House Oversight denies immunity for Ghislaine Maxwell in upcoming deposition
The Post Millennial
Maxwell dangles Epstein testimony in exchange for advanced questions
Washington Examiner
Overview
- Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for her involvement in Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes, has offered to testify before Congress.
- Maxwell's attorneys set specific conditions for her testimony, including full immunity from prosecution and receiving all questions in advance of her appearance.
- She also requested that her testimony be delayed until after the Supreme Court considers her appeal of her 2021 sex trafficking conviction.
- The House Oversight Committee has explicitly rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's demand for congressional immunity in exchange for her testimony.
- Maxwell's legal team stated she would invoke her Fifth Amendment rights and decline to testify if her conditions, particularly immunity, are not met.
Report issue
Read both sides in 5 minutes each day
Analysis
Center-leaning sources cover the Ghislaine Maxwell deposition story neutrally, focusing on factual reporting of developments. They present Maxwell's conditions for testimony and the House Oversight Committee's rejection without editorializing. The coverage includes relevant context, such as the ongoing scrutiny of the Trump administration's handling of Epstein files, maintaining an objective tone.
"Maxwell is willing to sit before the committee but only after certain legal appeals are finalized or his client is granted clemency or a pardon by President Trump."
CBS News"Maxwell’s lawyers also asked that they be provided with any questions in advance and that any interview with her be scheduled after her petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to take up her case has been resolved."
Fortune"Maxwell's pitch for clemency came in a letter to the House Oversight Committee."
ABC News"Maxwell’s lawyers also asked that they be provided with any questions in advance and that any interview with her be scheduled after her petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to take up her case has been resolved."
Associated Press"The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday declined a request from Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers to grant her immunity in exchange for providing testimony to Congress."
NBC News"Maxwell expressed her willingness through a July 29 letter from her lawyer, David Markus, to Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, who heads the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform."
USA TODAYArticles (20)
FAQ
Ghislaine Maxwell requested full immunity from further criminal prosecution as a condition for testifying before Congress.
The House Oversight Committee explicitly rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's demand for congressional immunity in exchange for her testimony.
Maxwell's attorneys also requested that she be provided all questions in advance and that her testimony be delayed until after the Supreme Court considers her appeal of her 2021 conviction.
Maxwell's legal team indicated that she would invoke her Fifth Amendment rights and decline to testify if her demands, particularly immunity, are not granted.
Some House Republicans worry that granting immunity or holding the testimony in a closed-door setting would increase distrust among their constituents seeking transparency about Epstein's activities.
History
- 1M13 articles
