Rep. James Comer calls Ghislaine Maxwell Home deposition 'very disturbing'

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Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., referred to as the deposition of convicted Epstein confederate Ghislaine Maxwell "very disturbing" after she repeatedly pleaded the Fifth Modification fairly than reply any questions.

Home Oversight Committee members tried to press Maxwell about her involvement within the recruitment, grooming and trafficking of younger ladies and ladies in addition to co-conspirators in these crimes.

" I invoke my Fifth Modification proper to silence," she acknowledged again and again.

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Comer, the committee's chair, mentioned Monday on "Hannity" that the deposition "was very disturbing to observe."

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"If you're speaking about underage ladies and co-conspirators — and simply the dearth of emotion and the pleading the Fifth to keep away from self-incrimination — it was very disturbing."

The Fifth Modification states partially that no individual "shall be compelled in any felony case to be a witness in opposition to himself."

The Division of Justice mentioned in a press launch that Ghislaine Maxwell was discovered responsible of "conspiracy to entice minors to journey to have interaction in unlawful intercourse acts, conspiracy to move minors to take part in unlawful intercourse acts, transporting a minor to take part in unlawful intercourse acts, intercourse trafficking conspiracy, and intercourse trafficking of a minor." ( Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan by way of Getty Photos)

In December 2021, Maxwell was found guilty of being an confederate in Epstein's scheme to sexually visitors and exploit feminine minors. The DOJ mentioned on the time of her sentencing that Maxwell "enticed and groomed minor ladies to be abused in a number of methods."

She is at the moment serving a 20-year sentence at a Texas jail.

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She appeared before lawmakers just about Monday morning for a closed-door deposition as a part of the Home's bipartisan probe into the federal authorities's dealing with of convicted intercourse offender and human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's case.

Maxwell mentioned by means of her legal professional that, if granted clemency, she would inform your entire fact about Epstein's crimes, including that President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton are harmless of any wrongdoing.

Comer mentioned Maxwell's earlier supply to testify underneath the situation of being granted immunity was met with "little or no assist... after we met with the victims, and so they described simply horrible crimes dedicated by Ms. Maxwell." Her newest supply obtained equally low enthusiasm, Comer mentioned.

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"Now she's come again and mentioned, properly, she'll speak if she's granted clemency by President Trump, and 'Oh, by the way in which, I can show that Donald Trump and Invoice Clinton each have been harmless,'" Comer mentioned.