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2026年2月9日 美国东部时间下午6:08 更新于1分钟前
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美国纽约市法庭素描：2022年6月28日，杰弗里·爱泼斯坦同伙吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦站在讲台上向法官艾莉森·内森陈述。2021年12月29日，麦克斯韦因协助已故金融家、性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（ convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein）的六项罪名中的五项被判有罪……阅读更多
- 摘要
- 麦克斯韦援引第五修正案
- 民主党议员指责麦克斯韦利用证词争取特赦
- 律师称若特朗普给予特赦，麦克斯韦准备全面陈述
华盛顿，2月9日（路透社） – 据议员称，与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（Jeffrey Epstein）案相关的吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦（Ghislaine Maxwell）周一在美国众议院监督与政府改革委员会的证词中拒绝回答问题，此举遭到委员会共和党和民主党成员的批评。
议员们表示，麦克斯韦于2021年因协助爱泼斯坦对十几岁女孩进行性虐待而被定罪，目前正在服20年徒刑。她在证词中援引了第五修正案关于反对自证其罪的特权，拒绝回答问题。
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“这显然令人失望。我们有很多问题要询问她和爱泼斯坦犯下的罪行，以及关于潜在同谋者的问题，”委员会主席、共和党众议员詹姆斯·科默（James Comer）告诉记者。
特赦
委员会中的民主党议员指责麦克斯韦利用此次证词为自己争取美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）的特赦，并呼吁这位共和党总统排除这种可能性。
“我们没有得到任何实质性的回答来推进我们的调查，”弗吉尼亚州民主党众议员詹姆斯·沃金肖（James Walkinshaw）表示。
“我们得到的却是她为争取特朗普总统特赦而进行的长期竞选活动中的又一幕。而特朗普总统今天就可以结束这一切——他可以排除对吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦的特赦，她是个怪物。”
麦克斯韦的律师大卫·马库斯（David Markus）表示，他建议麦克斯韦援引第五修正案，因为她有一份待决的人身保护令申请，“该申请表明她的定罪基于一场根本不公平的审判。”
“如果本委员会和美国公众真的想要听到关于发生了什么的未经过滤的真相，那有一条简单的途径。如果特朗普总统给予特赦，麦克斯韦女士准备全面、诚实地陈述，”马库斯周一在X平台（原推特）上向委员会发布的声明中表示。
此次证词是在美国司法部公布数百万份与爱泼斯坦相关的内部文件之际进行的。
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公布的文件包括特朗普与几名女性的照片（面部已模糊处理），以及一张暗示性的便条（以一名裸体女性轮廓为背景），便条上似乎有特朗普的签名。
特朗普否认知道爱泼斯坦的罪行，并表示他在2000年代初与爱泼斯坦断绝关系，而爱泼斯坦在2008年因佛罗里达州的卖淫指控认罪。他称那张暗示性便条是伪造的。
科默表示，爱泼斯坦调查中还有五场证词即将进行，包括2月26日与前美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿（Hillary Clinton）的证词，以及2月27日与前美国总统比尔·克林顿（Bill Clinton）的证词。
马库斯在X平台的帖子中表示，特朗普和比尔·克林顿没有任何不当行为，并补充说麦克斯韦可以解释原因。
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Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to answer questions at congressional deposition, lawmakers say
By Reuters
February 9, 2026 6:08 PM UTC Updated 1 min ago
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Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell stands at the podium to address Judge Alison Nathan during her sentencing in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022. Maxwell was convicted on December 29, 2021 on five of the six counts she faced for helping the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein… Read more
- Summary
- Maxwell invoked Fifth Amendment
- Democrats accused Maxwell of using deposition to campaign for clemency
- Lawyer says Maxwell prepared to speak fully if granted clemency by Trump
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions at a deposition before the U.S. House’s Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Monday, according to lawmakers, drawing criticism from both Republican and Democratic members of the committee.
Maxwell, who was found guilty in 2021 for her role in helping Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls and is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence, invoked her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and declined to answer questions, lawmakers said after the deposition.
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“This is obviously very disappointing. We had many questions to ask about the crimes she and Epstein committed, as well as questions about potential co-conspirators,” the committee’s chairman, Republican Representative James Comer, told reporters.
CLEMENCY
Democrats on the committee accused Maxwell of using the deposition to campaign for clemency from U.S. President Donald Trump and called on the Republican president to rule out such a move.
“What we did not get were any substantive answers to the questions that were asked that would advance our investigation,” said Representative James Walkinshaw, a Virginia Democrat.
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“What we did get was another episode in her long-running campaign for clemency from President Trump. And President Trump could end that today – he could rule out clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell, the monster.”
David Markus, a lawyer for Maxwell, said he advised her to invoke the Fifth Amendment as she has a pending habeas petition “that demonstrates that her conviction rests on a fundamentally unfair trial.”
“If this Committee and the American public truly want to hear the unfiltered truth about what happened, there is a straightforward path. Ms. Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump,” Markus said in a statement to the Committee posted on X on Monday.
The deposition came as the U.S. Department of Justice has released millions of internal documents related to Epstein.
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Documents released include photos of Trump with several women whose faces are redacted and a suggestive note to Epstein, framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to bear Trump’s signature.
Trump has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and says he broke off ties in the early 2000s, before Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to a Florida state prostitution charge. He says the suggestive note was faked.
Comer said that five more depositions were scheduled in the Epstein investigation, including on February 26 with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and on February 27 with former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Markus said in the post on X that Trump and Bill Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing, adding that Maxwell can explain why.
Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis in Washington; Editing by Michelle Nichols and Matthew Lewis
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