Ghislaine Maxwell asked Congress on Tuesday to press for forgiveness so he can “openly and honestly” testify on the late sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a letter from his lawyer.
The open point for clemency came in a letter to the Chamber Supervision Committee that had summoned Maxwell for testimony and records.
In response to President James James, Maxwell’s defense lawyer, David Markus, said he would invoke his right of the fifth amendment and refused to testify unless the committee agreed to grant his immunity and interview it outside the prison.
“Mrs. Maxwell cannot risk greater criminal exposure in a politically charged environment without formal immunity. It is not a prison conducive to cause truthful and complete testimonies,” Markus wrote.
This image of evidence of trial without date obtained on December 8, 2021 of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York shows the British socialité Ghislaine Maxwell and the financial financial of the United States Jeffrey Epstein.
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Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking and other positions in 2021 after prosecutors said that, from 1994 to 2004, he worked together with Epstein to identify girls, prepare them and then transport them to Epstein’s properties in New York, Florida, New Mexico and other places, where they were sexually abused.
Tuesday also requested the committee to provide questions in advance and postpone the interview until after the United States Supreme Court decides whether to assume Maxwell’s appeal of his sentence.
“Of course, in the alternative, if Mrs. Maxwell received clemency, she would be willing, and anxious, to openly and honestly testify, in public, before the Congress in Washington, DC, she appreciates the opportunity to share the truth and dissipate the many wrong concepts and statements that have affected this case from the beginning,” Markus said.
President Donald Trump said that Monday nobody had approached him for a forgiveness for Maxwell, although he reiterated his power to grant one. The president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, told NBC on Sunday that forgiving Maxwell would be a mistake.
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend the Grisogono sponsors the Wall Street 2005 concert series that benefits Wall Street Rising, with a performance by Rod Stewart in Cipriani Wall Street on March 15, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Joe Schildhororn/Patrick McMullan through Getty Images)
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The letter occurs after Maxwell and his lawyer met last week with Deputy Attorney General Blanche. Maxwell answered questions for approximately nine hours for two days after receiving a limited form of immunity, sources told ABC News.
Blanche has not published any information about his conversation, but says he will do it at the right time.
At that time, Markus told ABC News that he did not ask for forgiveness and that one was not offered. However, Markus said it is no secret that Maxwell is looking for “relief” of his 20 -year prison sentence.
A spokeswoman for the Supervision Committee of the Representatives Chamber ruled out the idea of giving Maxwell’s immunity.
“The Supervision Committee will respond to Mrs. Maxwell’s lawyer soon, but will not consider granting the immunity of Congress for his testimony,” said the spokeswoman in a statement.
