Ro Khanna pushes for Ghislaine Maxwell to be sent back to maximum security prison after testimony

California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna pushed Monday for Ghislaine Maxwell to be sent back to the maximum security prison she was incarcerated at in Florida, after she invoked the Fifth Amendment in a deposition before the House Oversight Committee. 

Maxwell appeared before the panel Monday as part of the committee's probe into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

"Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency," Khanna, a member of the panel, said on X. "She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs."

Maxwell has been convicted of sex-trafficking and is currently serving her 20-year sentence at a woman's prison in Texas, which she was moved to last year.

An attorney for Maxwell said his client listened to his advice, invoking the Fifth until President Donald Trump agrees to grant her clemency, which comes as she attempts to get her sentence reduced or vacated, citing "substantial new evidence," in the case.

"If this Committee and the American public truly want to hear the unfiltered truth about what happened, there is a straightforward path," her attorney, David Markus, posted on X. "Ms. Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump. 

"Only she can provide the complete account," he continued. "Some may not like what they hear, but the truth matters. For example, both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing. Ms. Maxwell alone can explain why, and the public is entitled to that explanation."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.