- - Will Ghislaine Maxwell testify to Congress about Jeffrey Epstein?

Bart Jansen and Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAYFebruary 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM

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WASHINGTON – Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted accomplice of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, was expected to refuse to answer questions Feb. 9 from a House committee seeking information on who else might have helped them.

Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to entice minors to travel for illicit sex, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to avoid answering questions from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The refusal came despite her answering questions in July from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Meanwhile, the Justice Department began allowing lawmakers to examine millions of unredacted documents from the Epstein files that haven’t been released publicly. The department has made public millions of documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act but has withheld millions more that officials contend would reveal the names of people who accused Epstein of abuse or cover the department's legal analysis of the case.

Political and business leaders including President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton appear in pictures and documents in the files. While neither has been accused of wrongdoing, the critics of the secrecy contend that potential criminal defendants are being hidden.

The sponsors of a recent law calling for the release of all documents – Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, and Ro Khanna, D-California – said they would begin reviewing the documents Feb. 9.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Massie has threatened to release the names of alleged accomplices if the department won’t. He asked followers on social media to make suggestions about what to look for in the files.

The House committee called Maxwell to testify as part of its investigation of how the Epstein case was handled. The chairman, Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, said he aims to learn how the government failed Epstein’s victims. Other witnesses include Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who agreed to give depositions in late February.

Despite Maxwell's refusal to testify, Khanna released the questions he planned to ask. Khanna wanted to ask her who are the four co-conspirators and 25 men who, she said in a December court filing, had entered secret settlements not to be indicted. Khanna also wanted to ask why the alleged accomplices weren’t prosecuted.

“Ghislane Maxwell trafficked and abused hundreds of young girls,” Khanna said on social media. “I will not rest until we have answers and survivors are granted justice.”

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