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Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted for her role in the sexual abuse committed by Jeffrey Epstein, has been accused of using her silence during a closed-door hearing in the US Congress as a means to seek political leniency.
Melanie Stansbury, a Democratic representative from New Mexico and a member of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, told reporters that Maxwell refused to speak in the hope that this behavior would be transmitted as a message to former President Donald Trump.
“It is very clear that she used this opportunity not only to campaign for mercy, but also to send a direct message that her silence can be bought through mercy,” Stansbury said.
According to her, the message was addressed "directly to Donald Trump himself."
Donald Trump has acknowledged that he knew Jeffrey Epstein, but has said that the relationship between them ended long before the financier's death in prison. Trump has consistently denied any connection to Epstein's crimes.
Meanwhile, during the same hearing, a letter was also recorded from family members of Virginia Giuffre, the main accuser in the case involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Her brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts, describe Maxwell as a "key player" in an organised system of abuse.
The letter quotes Giuffre, who described Maxwell as "more vicious and cruel than Epstein", portraying him as the figure who exercised primary control.
"As Virginia said, 'Ghislaine was a monster; she was often more vicious and cruel than Epstein. Put it this way: Epstein was Pinocchio, and she was Geppetto. She was the one in control," they say.
The family also points out that the latest documents released on Epstein show inconsistencies between Maxwell's file and her previous sworn testimony.
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in 2021 and is serving a 20-year prison sentence. She refused to answer questions from Congress, citing her right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Maxwell has sought to have her conviction overturned, claiming she was wrongfully convicted.
Virginia Giuffre had previously filed a civil defamation lawsuit against Maxwell, which was settled out of court in 2017. She died in April of last year.
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