Ghislaine Maxwell, sentenced to 20 years in prison for assisting convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, didn’t answer questions from a House panel Monday, as her lawyer attested to the innocence of both President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton in the Epstein matter.  

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is investigating the close ties Epstein had with powerful people and what mistakes the Justice Department made in prosecuting the case.  

Maxwell, appearing virtually to committee members for a closed-door deposition, invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to testify against herself, in response to a congressional subpoena.   

“Right now, every American has questions that would be very important in this investigation, and she chose to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights,” House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said Monday.  

Comer added, “Her attorney said that she would answer questions if she would be granted clemency by President Trump.” 

Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to felony solicitation of prostitution, as well as procurement of minors to engage in prostitution. 

Epstein died in a New York prison cell in 2019, which investigators determined was a suicide. Maxwell was sentenced in 2022 for conspiring with Epstein to sexually exploit and abuse minor girls.

In addition to the prison sentence, Maxwell was also sentenced to five years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $750,000 fine.  

Democrats have scrutinized Trump’s past association with Epstein, while Republicans have scrutinized Clinton’s past association.

Both the current and former president have denied any wrongdoing, and said they ended their association with Epstein. Clinton, and wife Hillary Clinton, are complying with a subpoena to testify to the oversight panel after initially refusing to do so.

Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, said on Monday that she had pending court motions, Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., a member of the oversight committee, told reporters. 

“The other thing, he pointed out a number of times that she has a habeas corpus petition pending for a new trial or release, and that’s why she is not going to answer questions,” Biggs said.  

Markus posted his statement to the committee on X.  

“If this Committee and the American public truly want to hear the unfiltered truth about what happened, there is a straightforward path. Ms. Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump,” Markus said.

“Only she can provide the complete account. Some may not like what they hear, but the truth matters. For example, both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing.” 

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said he planned to ask, “Who were the other men who raped these underage girls? Did she have any conversations about a deal with Donald Trump?”  

“Now, she’s taken a blanket Fifth Amendment on any question, and my view is that many of my questions don’t, in any way, incriminate her,” Khanna told reporters.  

From at least 1994 to 2004, Maxwell assisted in recruiting, and grooming underage girls for Epstein, according to the Justice Department. Victims were as young as 14.  

Maxwell attempted to befriend certain victims by asking them about their lives, schools, taking them to the movies or shopping trips, then put them at ease with Epstein by being present as an adult woman normalizing his behavior, according to the Justice Department.

The victims were taken to Epstein’s homes in New York, Florida, and New Mexico, as well as Maxwell’s residence in London, England, where the abuse occured, according to the Justice Department.

The post What Lawyer for Jailed Epstein Ally Told Congress About Trump, Clinton appeared first on The Daily Signal.

BOLZANO — The Galactic Empire was met with collective disappointment in its first chance at bringing home a medal at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, as an Imperial stormtrooper once again finished dead last in the qualifying round of the men's biathlon.

Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence.

President Donald Trump's officials have dramatically expanded the deportation of migrants who do not have criminal convictions, according to a critical report by CBS.

The post CBS Complains Non-Violent Migrants Are Being Deported appeared first on Breitbart.

TOKYO — A new page in history was turned in the Far East this week, with the newly elected Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi winning a landslide victory after promising to introduce forks.

'Ice should be in are drink'

A publicly traded quantum computing company will move its headquarters from California to Florida. D-Wave Quantum will move out of Silicon Valley in exchange for the Sunshine State, bringing hundreds […]

The post Florida Poaches Yet Another Juggernaut California Business as Economic Red Shift Continues appeared first on The Western Journal.

SANTA CLARA, CA — A key part of New England's team experienced deep disappointment this morning, as the Patriots' offensive line learned that the Super Bowl was yesterday.

'Nothing he could object to'

Aloha State wants to set a Second Amendment-snatching precedent

Far too much creative control.

Virginia gun owners need to wake up to what is coming in 2026. Anti-gun legislators in Richmond have wasted no time filing bills that threaten both your rights and the very industry that supports your ability to exercise them.

When it comes to spreading leftist propaganda, the line between committed Marxists and useful tools often seems blurry. For instance, during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show — the one that […]

The post Don't Be Fooled by Bad Bunny's 'God Bless America' Ploy - It Was Part of His Subversive Message appeared first on The Western Journal.

In a further erosion of freedom in Hong Kong, the city’s Chinese-backed government sentenced media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison on Monday. “Having stepped back and taking a global view of the total sentence for Lai’s serious and grave criminal conduct … we are satisfied that the total sentence […]

It’s bad enough that anti-gun activists and politicians, aided by the mainstream media, are busy pushing out lies and fantasies about guns and gun control, but now inanimate chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI) tools are amplifying this misinformation.

Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was rearrested 12 hours after being released from prison.

The post Venezuela Abducts Opposition Political Prisoner Guanipa Hours After ‘Release’ appeared first on Breitbart.