House Oversight to depose Ghislaine Maxwell on Feb. 9
Source: NBC News
Jan. 21, 2026, 12:47 PM EST
WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., said Wednesday that his panel is set to depose Ghislaine Maxwell on Feb. 9 as part of its investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Comer announced the scheduled deposition during a committee markup of resolutions to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt for defying subpoenas as part of the panel's Epstein probe.
"We need to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell," Comer said about Epstein's co-conspirator and former girlfriend, who was convicted on sex trafficking charges and sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison. "We’ve been trying to get her in for a deposition, and her lawyers have been saying that she’s going to plead the fifth, but we have nailed down a date, Feb. 9, where Maxwell will be deposed by this committee," added Comer.
The chairman did not share details about the deposition, but a source familiar with the planning said it will be done virtually. Maxwell is currently serving her sentence at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas. She was transferred there last year after being held at a low-security facility in Florida.
Maxwell's attorney, David Oscar Markus, wrote in a letter to Comer on Tuesday that if the committee proceeds with its deposition of his client, "Ms. Maxwell will invoke her privilege against self-incrimination and decline to answer questions."
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