Ghislaine Maxwell dangles Trump and Clinton carrot in bid for clemency
Same show, different day.
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is interested in a clemency-for-cooperation deal that her attorney said could help clear President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton from unsavory allegations.
Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, said his client is “prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump,” arguing that “only she can provide the complete account” of Epstein’s crimes. Markus added that “both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing,” a claim Democrats immediately dismissed as a bargaining tactic.
Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Constitutional right to silence this morning before @RepJamesComer and the House Oversight Committee. Here is the statement I gave to the Committee explaining why:
Members of the Committee:
On my advice, Ghislaine Maxwell will respectfully invoke…
— David Oscar Markus (@domarkus) February 9, 2026
House Oversight committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) confirmed that Markus pleaded her 5th Amendment rights and raised a clemency demand during Maxwell’s deposition with lawmakers on Monday.
Comer said Maxwell declined to answer questions but emphasized that the committee’s focus remains on extracting information relevant to Epstein’s network and government handling of his investigation.
The Epstein files released by the Department of Justice refer to both Trump and Clinton repeatedly, but in different ways. Trump is referenced largely in flight logs and social settings from the 1990s, with no allegations that he participated in or had knowledge of Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation, and records show he severed ties with Epstein years before the financier’s first criminal case. Clinton, by contrast, is documented as having taken multiple trips aboard Epstein’s private jet after leaving the White House and is referenced in Epstein-related scheduling and contact records, though the files contain no direct evidence tying either former president to criminal conduct.
Democrats say Maxwell’s refusal to talk is ‘campaigning’ for clemency
Democrats, meanwhile, accused Maxwell of using Congress as leverage to secure a pardon. Reps. Suhas Subramanyam (D-TX) and James Walkinshaw (D-VA) separately suggested that Maxwell was “campaigning” for clemency and that her public claims about Trump and Clinton were designed to increase pressure on the White House.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said …
Same show, different day.
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is interested in a clemency-for-cooperation deal that her attorney said could help clear President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton from unsavory allegations.
Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, said his client is “prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump,” arguing that “only she can provide the complete account” of Epstein’s crimes. Markus added that “both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing,” a claim Democrats immediately dismissed as a bargaining tactic.
Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Constitutional right to silence this morning before @RepJamesComer and the House Oversight Committee. Here is the statement I gave to the Committee explaining why:
Members of the Committee:
On my advice, Ghislaine Maxwell will respectfully invoke…
— David Oscar Markus (@domarkus) February 9, 2026
House Oversight committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) confirmed that Markus pleaded her 5th Amendment rights and raised a clemency demand during Maxwell’s deposition with lawmakers on Monday.
Comer said Maxwell declined to answer questions but emphasized that the committee’s focus remains on extracting information relevant to Epstein’s network and government handling of his investigation.
The Epstein files released by the Department of Justice refer to both Trump and Clinton repeatedly, but in different ways. Trump is referenced largely in flight logs and social settings from the 1990s, with no allegations that he participated in or had knowledge of Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation, and records show he severed ties with Epstein years before the financier’s first criminal case. Clinton, by contrast, is documented as having taken multiple trips aboard Epstein’s private jet after leaving the White House and is referenced in Epstein-related scheduling and contact records, though the files contain no direct evidence tying either former president to criminal conduct.
Democrats say Maxwell’s refusal to talk is ‘campaigning’ for clemency
Democrats, meanwhile, accused Maxwell of using Congress as leverage to secure a pardon. Reps. Suhas Subramanyam (D-TX) and James Walkinshaw (D-VA) separately suggested that Maxwell was “campaigning” for clemency and that her public claims about Trump and Clinton were designed to increase pressure on the White House.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said …
Ghislaine Maxwell dangles Trump and Clinton carrot in bid for clemency
Same show, different day.
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is interested in a clemency-for-cooperation deal that her attorney said could help clear President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton from unsavory allegations.
Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, said his client is “prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump,” arguing that “only she can provide the complete account” of Epstein’s crimes. Markus added that “both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing,” a claim Democrats immediately dismissed as a bargaining tactic.
Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Constitutional right to silence this morning before @RepJamesComer and the House Oversight Committee. Here is the statement I gave to the Committee explaining why:
Members of the Committee:
On my advice, Ghislaine Maxwell will respectfully invoke…
— David Oscar Markus (@domarkus) February 9, 2026
House Oversight committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) confirmed that Markus pleaded her 5th Amendment rights and raised a clemency demand during Maxwell’s deposition with lawmakers on Monday.
Comer said Maxwell declined to answer questions but emphasized that the committee’s focus remains on extracting information relevant to Epstein’s network and government handling of his investigation.
The Epstein files released by the Department of Justice refer to both Trump and Clinton repeatedly, but in different ways. Trump is referenced largely in flight logs and social settings from the 1990s, with no allegations that he participated in or had knowledge of Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation, and records show he severed ties with Epstein years before the financier’s first criminal case. Clinton, by contrast, is documented as having taken multiple trips aboard Epstein’s private jet after leaving the White House and is referenced in Epstein-related scheduling and contact records, though the files contain no direct evidence tying either former president to criminal conduct.
Democrats say Maxwell’s refusal to talk is ‘campaigning’ for clemency
Democrats, meanwhile, accused Maxwell of using Congress as leverage to secure a pardon. Reps. Suhas Subramanyam (D-TX) and James Walkinshaw (D-VA) separately suggested that Maxwell was “campaigning” for clemency and that her public claims about Trump and Clinton were designed to increase pressure on the White House.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said …
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