Maxwell Offers to Speak ‘Fully' about Epstein Files If Pardoned by Trump | ABC NEWS

Feb 9, 2026 | Ghislaine Maxwell, the partner of Jeffrey Esptein, has appeared before a US congressional committee to testify on the White House’s handling of files from an investigation into the late convicted sex trafficker.

Maxwell pleaded the Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself, but her lawyer says she is willing to speak ‘fully and honestly’ if US President Donald Trump grants her clemency.

Americas Editor John Lyons says a presidential pardon would risk outraging Trump’s MAGA base, which is already agitated by the administration’s delay in releasing more Epstein files.