Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell abruptly shut down a congressional deposition Monday morning, invoking the Fifth Amendment less than an hour after questioning began.
On Monday morning, Maxwell appeared virtually to testify before the House Oversight Committee.
The closed-door interview is tied to lawmakers’ expanding investigation into the federal government’s handling of child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
She is currently serving a 20-year sentence in a Texas prison for her role in Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation involving underage girls.
Both House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) had already indicated they expected Maxwell to refuse to answer questions.
Their prediction proved accurate almost immediately.
Convicted Groomer Refuses to Answer Lawmakers
Maxwell was found guilty in December 2021 of acting as an accomplice in Epstein’s scheme to sexually traffic and exploit minor girls.
At sentencing, the Department of Justice stated that Maxwell “enticed and groomed minor girls to be abused in multiple ways.”
Her refusal to testify now blocks lawmakers from obtaining direct answers about Epstein’s network, his government connections, and the broader failures that allowed his operation to continue for years.
Deposition Tied to Clinton Contempt Fight
Comer first revealed plans to depose Maxwell during a contentious push to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress.
The Clintons faced charges for refusing to cooperate with the Epstein investigation.
“We’ve been trying to get her in for a deposition,” Comer said at the time.
“Our lawyers have been saying that she’s going to plead the Fifth, but we have nailed down a date, Feb. 9, where Ghislaine Maxwell will be deposed by this committee.”
Contempt proceedings against the Clintons stalled only after they agreed, through their attorneys, to appear in person on Capitol Hill.
The Democrat power couple caved just days before the full House was expected to vote on referring them to the Department of Justice for criminal charges.
Months of Delays End in Silence
Comer’s team had spent months negotiating with Maxwell’s attorney to secure testimony.
An earlier August deposition was postponed at her lawyer’s request while the Supreme Court considered whether to hear her appeal.
The Court declined the case in October, clearing the path for Monday’s now-collapsed interview.
Maxwell’s refusal to answer questions leaves lawmakers without sworn testimony from one of the central figures in the Epstein scandal.
It comes as the House probe continues to examine how federal authorities handled the case.
Epstein Investigation Intensifies
Maxwell and the Clintons remain key witnesses in the Oversight Committee’s months-long investigation into Epstein’s crimes, his associates, and the government failures surrounding the case.
But Monday’s brief deposition underscores a growing reality:
One of the most important insiders in the Epstein network is choosing silence, just as congressional scrutiny reaches new levels.
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