Ghislaine Maxwell

For now, Trump has not indicated whether he will act on Maxwell’s request. But the episode has already reignited debate over how clemency is used and whether it serves justice or political strategy.

US lawmakers reviewed unredacted Epstein files, revealing underage victims and unnamed senior officials. Survivors and Congress members are calling for full disclosure amid heavy redactions.

US lawmakers reviewed unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files Monday, raising concerns over missing names of alleged enablers. Maxwell testified in Congress but refused to speak without clemency from President Trump.

Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions from a US congressional panel, invoking the Fifth Amendment, but said she would testify publicly if granted clemency by President Donald Trump.

The development comes at a time when the US Department of Justice has released millions of internal documents related to Epstein, renewing focus on how he and Maxwell operated a sex trafficking network for decades.

Emails released from Jeffrey Epstein court files show Ghislaine Maxwell confirmed the infamous 2001 photo of Prince Andrew with Virginia Giuffre, while denying knowledge of any sexual activity, Daily Mail reported.

After nearly 20 years of investigation, the Justice Department has started releasing records on Jeffrey Epstein, detailing his crimes, associates, and ongoing inquiries, under the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Lawyers for Maxwell, a British socialite, argued that she never should have been tried or convicted for her role in luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein, a New York financier

The cache of about 18,000 messages shows Maxwell was deeply involved in Epstein’s business and personal affairs, as well as his legal strategies and efforts to discredit victims.

Maxwell's version of events has raised questions. She hinted the gathering took place in the early 2000s, but Diana died in Paris in 1997, leaving the timeline of Maxwell’s story uncertain.