Maxwell Declines to Answer Epstein Questions, Cites Fifth (Full Transcript)

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Ms. Maxwell, were you a close friend and confidant of Jeffrey Epstein?

[00:00:06] Speaker 2: I would like to answer your question, but on the advice of Council, I respectfully decline to answer this question and any related questions. My habeas petition is pending in the Southern District of New York. I therefore invoke my right to silence under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

[00:00:30] Speaker 1: Ms. Maxwell, did you at any time play any role in Jeffrey Epstein's activities involving the recruitment, grooming, or trafficking of young women or girls? I invoke my Fifth Amendment right to silence. Let the record reflect that Ms. Maxwell has invoked the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination. Ms. Maxwell, please be very clear. Are you declining to answer the question put to you solely on the ground that you believe the answer will incriminate you?

[00:01:01] Speaker 2: I invoke my Fifth Amendment right to silence.