Maxwell pleads Fifth before Congress and offers to testify if Trump grants clemency

Ghislaine Maxwell appeared before the House Oversight Committee on February 9, 2026, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on every question. Her attorney David Oscar Markus announced she would testify "fully and honestly" about Jeffrey Epstein's network only if President Trump granted her clemency. Committee Chair James Comer rejected the offer, and the White House said clemency was not under consideration.