Ghislaine Maxwell is willing to testify before Congress about what she knows about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but says that the testimony will be on her terms.
Trump asked about Maxwell’s pardon as the Epstein Files face scrutiny
President Donald Trump says he has not considered a pardon for Githraine Maxwell in new scrutiny via the Epstein Files.
Gislaine Maxwell, a convicted conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, is willing to testify before Congress about what she knows about the dishonest investor who died in prison in 2019, but says she has conditions.
Maxwell expressed her enthusiasm from her lawyer, David Marx on July 29 to Rep. James Comer of R-Kentucky, who heads the House Committee on Surveillance and Government Reform. Comer issued a subpoena last week at the Federal Correctional Facility in Tallahassee, Florida, on August 11 to secure Maxwell’s testimony through deposition.
However, Maxwell said in the letter that the obvious arrangement in her testimony was “non-alien” without first securing immunity.
“(w)e wants to find a way to work with Congress if we can establish a fair and safe progress,” the letter states.
The letter comes after Maxwell spoke to Justice Department officials over two days last week. According to ABC News and NBC News, the department has granted a limited form of immunity to ensure participation in the interview.
These talks followed weeks of enduring rage from politicians and the public over the division’s announcement that it would not publish the files at Epstein in early July.
The Trump administration and Congress have resorted to Maxwell as a potential source of transparency and accountability regarding other Epstein co-conspirators who may have been involved in the sex trafficking ring. Epstein died in prison in 2019 and was awaiting trial for federal sex trafficking charges. He was previously convicted in 2008 of two crimes, Florida prostitution crimes.
Federal ju umpire found Maxwell guilty in 2021 for trafficking a minor to Epstein for sexual abuse. She currently serves a 20-year prison term and is appealing before the U.S. Supreme Court. The High Court was able to decide whether to hear Maxwell’s appeal in September.
Maxwell asked Comer to schedule testimony from her after the Supreme Court dealt with her appeal and then another court appeal she plans to. She also requires the House committee to provide questions in advance, and says the arrangements allow for preparation and identification of documents that can support her answers.
Alternatively, Maxwell said he would be happy to testify before Congress if President Donald Trump acknowledges her generosity. Trump has the power to forgive Maxwell and commute her sentence.
