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Maxwell Demands Immunity and Procedural Safeguards Before Congressional Deposition

Oversight has declined to provide immunity or advance questions for her August deposition, leaving Maxwell set to invoke her Fifth Amendment protections pending her Supreme Court appeal.

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell stands at the podium to address Judge Alison Nathan during her sentencing in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022.    REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
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Overview

  • Her attorneys outlined four conditions for her August 11 deposition: full congressional immunity, an off-site interview, advance access to committee questions and testimony after her appeals are resolved.
  • The House Oversight Committee has formally declined to grant immunity or alter its deposition terms.
  • Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein, is pursuing post-conviction relief through a pending Supreme Court petition and a forthcoming habeas corpus filing.
  • Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche privately interviewed Maxwell for two days under limited immunity at a Florida courthouse this month.
  • Maxwell has warned she will invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if her requested conditions are not met.