Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photo released by the US department of justice. Photograph: US department of justice via The New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions during a closed-door US congressional deposition on Monday, prompting criticism from a House representative backing efforts to release Jeffrey Epstein investigative files.
Robert Garcia, ranking member of the committee on oversight and government reform, said in a statement that Maxwell invoked the fifth amendment and refused to testify during her scheduled deposition. Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, also said that she invoked her fifth amendment right.
“After months of defying our subpoena, Ghislaine Maxwell finally appeared before the oversight committee and said nothi
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