Elie Honig: Legally, Ghislaine Maxwell Might Have Waived Her Fifth Amendment Privilege by Talking to Todd Blanche

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HONIG: “There‘s actually a couple of things that Congress can do. So, first of all, at the threshold level, yes, she does have a Fifth Amendment right, because she has an ongoing, what we call a collateral appeal. She‘s trying to attack her conviction, get herself a new trial. But first of all, Congress can point out, and I‘ve heard various representatives say this throughout the day. You know, she spoke openly with Todd Blanche. So, legally she might have waived, given away the Fifth Amendment privilege. The problem is, they‘re talking about it. But the only way you can challenge that if you‘re a member of the committee, is to take it to court. I‘ve not seen anyone do that. The other option Congress has, they can immunize her. They can say, go ahead, you testify, but now you won‘t be prosecuted for that. Now, that may be a terrible idea. I don‘t think I would be on board for that. But that‘s also a question that I think members of Congress need to be asked. Are you willing to go that far? You issued the subpoena. Do you want to take those next steps to actually get the testimony, or was it just for show?”