House Oversight denies immunity for Ghislaine Maxwell in upcoming deposition

Ghislaine Maxwell’s request for congressional immunity in exchange for her testimony has reportedly been denied. This comes as the House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Maxwell, who is set to appear in a hearing on August 11.

A spokesperson for the committee told the Daily Mail, "The Oversight Committee will respond to Ms. Maxwell’s attorney soon, but it will not consider granting congressional immunity for her testimony."

Maxwell's lawyer, David Markus, sent a document for the letter demanding that conditions be met in exchange for her testimony. "Public reports—including your own statements—indicate that the committee intends to question Ms. Maxwell in prison and without a grant of immunity. Those are non-starters," the letter stated.

"Ms. Maxwell cannot risk further criminal exposure in a politically charged environment without formal immunity. Nor is a prison setting conducive to eliciting truthful and complete testimony. The potential for leaks from such a setting creates real security risks and undermines the integrity of the process," the letter continued. 

Markus requested that the committee provide all questions they will be asking Maxwell in advance, and requested that the meeting be pushed back until after the resolution of the pending Supreme Court case.

On Sunday, Maxwell petitioned the high court to overturn her 2021 conviction on sex trafficking charges. A representative for Maxwell said, "We are appealing not only to the Supreme Court, but to the president himself, to recognize how unjust it is to scapegoat Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein's crimes, especially when the government promised she would not be prosecuted."