Ghislaine Maxwell, sentenced to 20 years in prison for assisting convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, didn’t answer questions from a House panel Monday, as her lawyer attested to the innocence of both President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton in the Epstein matter.  

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is investigating the close ties Epstein had with powerful people and what mistakes the Justice Department made in prosecuting the case.  

Maxwell, appearing virtually to committee members for a closed-door deposition, invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to testify against herself in response to a congressional subpoena.   

“Right now, every American has questions that would be very important in this investigation, and she chose to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights,” House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said Monday.  

Comer added, “Her........

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