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Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is set to appear before a closed-door congressional committee today

Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, is expected to use a constitutional right known as the Fifth Amendment to refuse to answer questions about Epstein

Instead, Maxwell will read a prepared statement at the outset, Democrat committee member Ro Khanna says

The hearing comes after Epstein survivors called for the full disclosure of files held by the Department of Justice following the release of more than three million documents on 30 January

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I would've thought the fifth wouldn't apply as she was already convicted of that stuff.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The thing about double jeopardy is that it only counts for the single unique act of breaking the law (or however many counts you're convinced of/found not guilty for).

This means that if she admits to any additional crimes that she wasn't found guilty/not-guilty for, she can be charged.

Incidentally, that's why the movie Double Jeopardy is flawed.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Can always be convicted of even more stuffs