Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer any questions during a US House Oversight Committee meeting on Monday (9 February). Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, pleaded the Fifth Amendment which invoked her right to remain silent. Republican House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer described her decision as “very disappointing” but “expected”. "We had many questions to ask about the crimes she and Epstein committed, as well as questions about potential co-conspirators." Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, would only testify if President Donald Trump granted her clemency, her lawyers said.

WASHINGTON:Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell will be questioned behind closed doors by the US Congress on Monday, though she’s expected to invoke her right to not…

Ghislaine Maxwell, ex compagna e complice di Jeffrey Epstein, sarà interrogata oggi a porte chiuse dal Congresso statunitense in una deposizione in videoconferenza dal carcere.…