Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads the Fifth in Deposition With Lawmakers
The pre-trial interview of Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-associate took place as lawmakers continue to search for individuals who may have facilitated his sexual abuse.
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted and jailed associate of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, addresses the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door video deposition during their meeting in Washington on Feb. 9, 2026, in a still image from video. GOP Oversight/Handout via Reuters
Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions on Feb. 9 in the House Oversight Committee’s probe of her longtime confidant, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right, which protects one from self-incrimination, in response to questions from the committee. She was interviewed by video conference as she was in a federal prison in Texas, where she is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
