Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before House committee investigating handling of Epstein case

Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has agreed to appear before the congressional committee investigating the federal government's handling of the notorious Epstein case to provide testimony under oath, Fox News has learned.

Maxwell is scheduled to sit for a virtual deposition by the committee on Feb. 9, according to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, who is leading the investigation.

"Her lawyers have made it clear that she's going to plead the Fifth," Comer said.