Ghislaine Maxwell says she’s willing to testify before Congress—but only if she’s granted immunity and several other demands are met.
In a letter sent to the House Oversight Committee, Maxwell’s lawyers laid out a list of strict conditions for her testimony. The letter comes after Oversight Chair James Comer subpoenaed her to appear next month.
Maxwell, who was convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, originally planned to plead the Fifth. But her lawyers now say she’ll cooperate—if Congress meets her demands.
“If a fair and safe path forward can be established,” the letter reads, Maxwell is prepared to testify.
What she wants: Full immunity from prosecution for anything she says, no testimony inside her prison, all questions sent to her in advance, and no questioning until after the Supreme Court rules on her appeal and her upcoming habeas petition.
Her attorneys argued that testifying now could hurt her legal case.
“Any testimony she provides now could compromise her constitutional rights, prejudice her legal claims, and potentially taint a future jury pool,” the letter says.
They also blasted Congress for rushing to judge her. “Public comments from members of Congress… appear to have prejudged Ms. Maxwell’s credibility,” her lawyers wrote.
But the House Oversight Committee is pushing back. A spokesperson said Tuesday, “The Oversight Committee will respond to Ms. Maxwell’s attorney soon, but it will not consider granting congressional immunity for her testimony.”
Comer was more blunt.
“I don’t think there are many Republicans that want to give immunity to someone that may have been sex trafficking children,” he told CNN.
If Congress doesn’t agree to her terms, Maxwell’s team says she’ll refuse to answer questions under the Fifth Amendment.
And the letter ended with one last plea—directed to Donald Trump. Her lawyers said if Trump gives her clemency, “she would be willing—and eager—to testify openly and honestly, in public, before Congress in Washington, D.C.”
This story is still developing.
