(JEWISH VOICE NEWS) Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, plans to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to answer questions when she appears before Congressional investigators, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer told Politico Friday.

“Her lawyers have replied that she’s not going to answer any questions. She’s only going to plead the Fifth,” Comer said, noting that it is unlikely the committee will send staff to her Texas jail given the expected refusal. “I could spend taxpayer dollars sending people down there, but if she’s going to plead the Fifth, that may not be a good investment,” he added.

Maxwell was subpoenaed to testify by the House Oversight Committee in July. Her attorney, David Oscar Markus, previously said she would only testify if granted full immunity from prosecution. “If Ms. Maxwell were to receive clemency, she would be willing—and eager—to testify openly and honestly, in public, before Congress in Washington, D.C.,” Markus wrote. The committee rejected her requests for immunity and to receive questions in advance.

The Epstein files have stirred months of controversy for the Trump administration. During last year’s campaign, President Trump and senior officials promised full disclosure of the documents. This week, Trump — who previously dismissed the files as a “Democrat hoax” — encouraged Republicans in Congress to vote for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which passed 427-1 in the House and unanimously in the Senate. Trump signed it into law on Wednesday.

On Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi filed an expedited motion seeking the release of the Jeffrey Epstein grand-jury transcripts. Trump had directed Bondi to release the files back in July, but the effort was blocked in federal court. Typically, grand-jury transcripts remain sealed to protect the reputations of those under investigation and to encourage truthful testimony.

The controversy surrounding Epstein’s files has also strained relationships between Trump and some allies, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. On Thursday, Greene announced her resignation, effective January 2026. In a video posted on social media, she cited concerns about loyalty, family, and the political battles she would face.

“I have too much self-respect and dignity, love my family too much, and do not want my district to endure a hurtful primary against me… only to have to defend the President against impeachment after he spent tens of millions against me,” Greene said.

She added that while she supported Trump, she believes loyalty should be a two-way street and that representatives should be able to vote their conscience.

President Trump responded to Greene’s resignation by calling it “great news” for the country. “I think she should be happy,” he told ABC News.

The developments around Maxwell, the Epstein files, and Greene’s resignation underscore the ongoing tensions and political fallout tied to the Epstein case within Republican circles.