The accomplice of the , Ghislaine Maxwell, has availed herself of the Fifth Amendment this Monday in the investigation carried out by the Oversight Committee of the United States House of Representatives and He has refused to answer questions, as his defense had already announced.
Maxwell, who is serving a sentence of 20 years in prison for her participation in the sex trafficking network of her partner, Jeffrey Epstein, intervened before legislators through a video conference appearance from a prison in Tallahassee, Florida.
Con his refusal to provide more data and details about the operation of the corrupt network One of the avenues that legislators wanted to open in the investigation they are carrying out in Congress is closed.
Maxwell’s lawyer stated that his client is willing to testify freely in exchange for a pardon, which can only be granted by the president of the United States. Donald Trump.
Democrats accused Maxwell of using the statement as part of a campaign to obtain this pardon, to which So far Trump has not publicly opposed it.
For his part, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Republican James Comer, told reporters that he did not believe Maxwell should be granted clemency.
Members of Congress can now begin reviewing unredacted versions of all of the deceased sex offender’s files held by the Department of Justice.
