House Republicans delay Ghislaine Maxwell deposition pending US Supreme Court ruling

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US House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said he will postpone a deposition with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex-trafficking associate of Jeffrey Epstein, until after the Supreme Court rules on her case, Axios reported.

Comer, a Republican from the state of Kentucky, rejected Maxwell’s request for congressional immunity on Wednesday in exchange for her testimony in a letter where he said he was “unwilling” to grant immunity or provide questions in advance.

The committee will wait for the Supreme Court’s ruling on her request for an appeal of her sex trafficking conviction, he said.

The deposition had been set for Aug. 11 at the prison in Florida, where Maxwell was being held. She was transferred Friday to a minimum-security prison in Texas for undisclosed reasons.

The hearing is now expected to take place no earlier than October, as the Supreme Court is set to review Maxwell's writ of certiorari on Sept. 29.

Maxwell, 63, is serving 20 years for conspiring to sexually abuse minors.

Epstein mingled with the wealthy and powerful, including prominent politicians, for decades before he pleaded guilty in 2008 to felony solicitation and procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution.

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The committee will wait for the Supreme Court’s ruling on her request for an appeal of her sex trafficking conviction, he said.

The deposition had been set for Aug. 11 at the prison in Florida, where Maxwell was being held. She was transferred Friday to a minimum-security prison in Texas for undisclosed reasons.

The hearing is now expected to take place no earlier than October, as the Supreme Court is set to review Maxwell's writ of certiorari on Sept. 29.

Maxwell, 63, is serving 20 years for conspiring to sexually abuse minors.