Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator, pleads the fifth
WASHINGTON (NBC, KYMA) - Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator, pleaded the fifth in a virtual deposition Monday morning.
The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Maxwell to testify about her and Epstein's crimes and their possible collaborators in an alleged sex trafficking ring.
According to Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) , chair of the committee, she invoked her fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
Republicans and Democrats on the committee say by refusing to answer questions, Maxwell is holding back justice for the young women and girls that she and Epstein abused.
Rep. Comer said the panel still has five more depositions scheduled as part of its probe, including of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton.
Maxwell's hearing comes the same day an underrated version of the Justice Department's files on Epstein became available for members of Congress to review as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act signed into law last year.
