US Congress seeks answers, Maxwell invokes Fifth amid Epstein case tensions
Ghislaine Maxwell avoids answering questions on alleged co-conspirators in case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Ghislaine Maxwell avoids answering questions on alleged co-conspirators in case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.


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Justice Department says it needs weeks to process newly found Epstein-related files under transparency and court rules.
The 50-year-old comedian is already facing similar charges, including rape and sexual assault, involving four women.
Prosecutor’s email claims Trump flew on Epstein’s jet eight times in the 1990s, some with Ghislaine Maxwell on board.
The latest trove of legal documents has been heavily redacted, but several famous figures are recognisable.
Outcry comes as US media report that at least 16 files have disappeared from the public webpage for the Epstein files.

Tarana Burke tells Marc Lamont Hill on Epstein, Trump and how widespread sexual violence is in the United States.
While thousands of documents are expected to be made public, the release falls short of the full Epstein file.
Maxwell, a former British socialite and Epstein accomplice, says sex trafficking conviction a ‘miscarriage of justice’.
Journalist told late financier he should ‘get ahead’ of bad publicity as he faced sex abuse allegations, emails reveal.