Overview
- Maxwell declined to answer more than a dozen questions in a Feb. 9 closed‑door House Oversight deposition, repeatedly invoking her Fifth Amendment right.
- She signaled a willingness to answer questions for a criminal investigation if granted immunity, while her attorney pressed for clemency from President Trump and asserted she could exonerate Trump and President Clinton.
- Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said Congress can grant immunity to require answers, and refusal to testify afterward could trigger contempt charges.
- ABC News reported Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche held a two‑day proffer with Maxwell in July, after which she said she had not witnessed wrongdoing by Trump or Clinton; the Bureau of Prisons confirmed her transfer to a minimum‑security facility on Aug. 1, drawing criticism.
- Oversight Chair James Comer said the inquiry continues with depositions set for Leslie Wexner on Feb. 18, Hillary Clinton on Feb. 26, Bill Clinton on Feb. 27, and additional Epstein associates to follow.