Washington, Feb 9 (EFE).- Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's accomplice and collaborator for decades, is testifying this Monday in a closed-door session at the Capitol. It is expected she will invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination, according to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer. Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2021 for sex trafficking of minors and other charges, is serving her sentence at a low-security federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida. She will testify remotely at a critical juncture in the congressional investigation into Epstein's documents. Starting today, members of Congress can begin reviewing the uncensored versions of the archives of the deceased sex offender, which are held by the Department of Justice. Lawmakers summoned Maxwell to learn more about how the sexual abuse scheme operated and its connections to prominent individuals. In this regard, one of the recent revelations suggests that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick had deeper and more 'routine' business and personal relationships with Epstein than he had previously acknowledged, as shown in documents released by the Department of Justice. The documents revealed that Lutnick attempted to meet or call Epstein multiple times starting in 2005, even after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008. Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky and a leader on the Epstein Archives Transparency Act, called for Howard Lutnick's resignation. When asked by CNN if Lutnick should testify, Massie responded: 'No, he should just resign.' Separately, a video was published on Sunday in which several of Epstein's victims demanded more transparency from the Donald Trump administration. In the video, published by the group World Without Exploitation, Attorney General Pam Bondi is urged to release all files related to the Epstein investigations.
