Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted accomplice of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, is set to be questioned behind closed doors by the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Monday via video-link from prison. She is expected to invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking underage girls to Epstein, who was convicted in 2008 of soliciting a minor. Epstein died in 2019 while awaiting trial on additional child trafficking charges, in what was ruled a suicide.
The Republican-led committee is investigating Epstein’s connections to powerful political and business figures, as well as how information about his crimes was handled. Maxwell’s lawyers requested legal immunity to testify, but lawmakers denied the request, prompting her team to signal she will decline to answer most questions.
Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat, published a letter listing questions he intends to ask Maxwell. These include inquiries about her and Epstein’s ties to President Donald Trump, alleged co-conspirators, and other men accused of abusing minors at Epstein’s properties.
Some questions reference documented social interactions between Maxwell, Epstein, and Trump, while also probing whether underage girls were ever provided to the former president. Maxwell will also be asked about Epstein sharing information with foreign governments or intelligence agencies, with Russia and Israel cited as examples.
The deposition comes amid renewed scrutiny of the Trump administration’s handling of Maxwell’s case. Last year, she was transferred to a minimum-security Texas prison after meeting twice with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, a former lawyer for Trump.
Trump, a longtime Epstein associate, has not been called to testify and has not been accused of any criminal wrongdoing related to Epstein’s activities.
The Oversight Committee has also indicated that former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could be deposed. The Clintons have requested their testimonies be public to avoid political manipulation of the process.
The deposition is part of a broader investigation into Epstein’s global network and the exposure of his ties to influential figures following the release of government files detailing his activities.
