Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the fifth as lawmakers grill her over Epstein probe

Ghislaine Maxwell on Monday refused to answer questions from House lawmakers investigating the case of her deceased pedophile lover Jeffrey Epstein. 

Maxwell appeared virtually before lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee for less than hour on Monday morning. 

The deposition took place in a close door interview for the bipartisan House probe into the Justice Department's prosecution of the late billionaire pedophile. 

Maxwell pleaded the fifth and refused to provide any details to lawmakers into her relationship with Epstein. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in Texas. 

She was found guilty in December 2021 for sex trafficking and exploiting female minors for Epstein. 

Justice Department prosecutors accused Maxwell of grooming 'minor girls to be abused in multiple ways.'

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