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Ghislaine Maxwell Invokes Fifth Amendment in House Oversight Deposition; Counsel Says She Would Testify Only if Granted Clemency
Summary
Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right and declined to answer questions during a Feb. 4, 2026 deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; her counsel said she would testify only if granted clemency by President Trump and the minority entered survivors' letters into the record.
Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer substantive questions and repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right during a deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Feb. 4, 2026.
David Oscar Marcus, counsel for Maxwell, told the committee at the start of the session that his client would invoke the Fifth Amendment and that her habeas petition in the Southern District of New York alleges her conviction rests on a fundamentally unfair trial. "Miss Maxwell will respectfully invoke her fifth amendment right to silence and decline to answer questions today," Marcus said, adding that "Miss Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump." The committee entered several letters and notices into the record as exhibits,…
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