Ghislaine Maxwell to face US congressional hearing on Epsteinpublished at 14:12 GMT
14:12 GMT
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Ghislaine Maxwell will face questions under oath before the congressional committee investigating the US federal government’s handling of the Epstein files.
The 64-year-old will be questioned behind closed doors and
her appearance will be via video link rather than in-person.
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for
recruiting and trafficking teenage girls for sexual abuse by Epstein.
Maxwell’s lawyer told the BBC on Sunday that Maxwell “will
take the 5th”, meaning that she does not have to give evidence that may
self-incriminate her.
Maxwell will read “a prepared statement at the outset of the deposition”, Democratic Representative Ro Khanna says.
Her appearance before the committee comes less than two
weeks after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released over three million
documents in the latest release of the Epstein files, which have further
exposed Epstein’s relations with powerful individuals across the world.
Survivors of Epstein appeared in an advert on US television on
Sunday calling for the release of more files related to him. The DOJ was
required by law to make all the files public in December last year. However,
not all have been released, and many with redactions.
As a reminder, appearing in the files does not imply any
wrongdoing.