The chairman of the House Oversite Committee said that on Friday, he is ready to postpone the statement of sexual criminal Ghishwine Maxwell, until the Supreme Court reviewed the appeal filed in its criminal case. Maxwell was a long time friend and collaborative of Jeffrey Epstein convicted In five federal cases related to sex trafficking in 2021.
Committee, headed by Republican rape. Kentaki’s James Comer has done, Maxwell saved last weekOn August 11, ordering him to sit for a statement. The move came when the Trump administration faced a bipartisan inquiry on the handling of the Epstein case, MPs called the government to release records on Maxwell and Epstein.
In a letter to Maxwell received by CBS News, Comer said that the committee is “ready to delay” on August 11, the date of the August 11 statement while the Supreme Court’s weight raises its case.
Maxwell – Who is serving 20 years Jail sentence – is Challenge his beliefArguing that he should have been covered with a non-dissemination deal that federal prosecutors in Florida introduced Epstein and any co-speculators about two decades ago. The Supreme Court indicated this week that it would consider whether to listen to Maxwell’s case in September, and the Commerce said that the court could have a statement after the court decides to take the case.
Comer also stated that the committee “will engage in good confidence dialogue around the statement”, but “is not ready to provide you the immune of Congress” and will not send its questions in advance by dismissing two requests by Maxwell’s lawyer.
Her lawyer, David Oscar Marcus, The committee was told earlier this week As long as she does not give immunity, she will remain fifth in her statement or President Trump forgives her, arguing that any testimony of the Congress could endanger her appeal in the Supreme Court.
The oversight panel said in a statement this week that it would not consider giving Maxwell immunity.
Last week, Maxwell Sitting for a different Two -day Interview With Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanches. Marcus said that his client “perhaps about 100 different people were asked” and “answered questions about all.”
And in recent times, Maxwell Was transferred CBS News learned on Friday, from low-protection prison to Texas, a small, a minimum-security facility in Florida. There was no reason for the move, which angered some Epstein and Maxwell accused.
The Trump administration has faced weeks of decline since the publishes of the Department of Justice and the FBI. Review of Epstein case To find out that the accused Sex Traffic died of suicide in 2019 and did not have a “client list”. Some critics, including loyalty of Trump, were not satisfied with the findings of reviews and are demanding more information.
Administration replied last month Ask judges Unheard Grand jury tape From criminal cases of Maxwell and Epstein. A Florida judge rejected the request to ignore the tape from Epstein’s case in the 2000s, and the requests of Epstein and Maxwell’s 2019 and 2020 cases are still being considered by judges in New York.
Mr. Trump has encouraged his followers to give up the matter, referring to it as “deception”.
Scott McFarlen contributed to this report.
