The U.S. Congress is preparing to subpoena testimony from Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
Reveille X, the live mascot of Texas A&M, watches the Aggies play Alabama during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Texas A&M mascot Reveille X has eye removed after glaucoma diagnoses, abnormal tissue foundManhunt in Polk County sparked by chase of stolen truck, 3 arrestedFILE - Jack Ruby , second from left, talks with defense attorney Sam Houston Clinton, Jr.
, far left, after District Judge Louis Holland denied a defense motion for a hearing to disqualify Judge Joe B. Brown from further proceedings in the case in which Ruby was convicted and sentenced to death for the shooting of presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, in Dallas, July 24, 1965. FILE - Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, during a news conference in New York on July 2, 2020. FILE - Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, becomes emotional as he finishes a day of testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 27, 2019. FILE - Financier Michael Milken, center, leaves U.S. District Court in Manhattan after the first day of pre-sentencing hearings in New York, Oct. 12, 1990. FILE - Joseph Valachi, center left, testifies before the Senate Investigate Subcommittee in Washington, Sept. 27, 1963. FILE - Jack Ruby, second from left, talks with defense attorney Sam Houston Clinton, Jr., far left, after District Judge Louis Holland denied a defense motion for a hearing to disqualify Judge Joe B. Brown from further proceedings in the case in which Ruby was convicted and sentenced to death for the shooting of presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, in Dallas, July 24, 1965. If those efforts are successful, Maxwell may join a long list of prominent people — ranging from mafiosos to white-collar criminals — who shifted political narratives and their reputations through congressional testimony after criminal convictions.for sex trafficking, conspiracy and transportation of a minor for illegal sexual activity. Maxwell's crimes have been thrust into the spotlight again as pressure mounts for President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice to release information about Epstein's crimes, which are shrouded in conspiracy theories that the president himself once touted.Recently, the Trump administration has promised"to release all credible evidence” about the Epstein case. His efforts ran into a roadblock when aIt is not the first time in recent years that Congress has summoned someone convicted of a crime to investigate allegations that involve the president.cast the president as a racist conman in testimony to Congress, shortly after Cohen was sentenced to a three-year prison sentence for campaign finance violations, tax fraud and bank fraud. Cohen accused Trump, then in his first term, of using his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex with a porn actress, and of lying throughout the 2016 election campaign about his business interests in Russia.Wall Street figure Michael Milken was able to rehabilitate his tarnished reputation in 1993, less than a year after he was released from prison for violating U.S. securities laws by selling junk bonds. In fact, he was later celebrated for talking about ways to increase investment in urban areas in his testimony before the Congressional Black Caucus, according to the Washington Post's reporting at the time. It was the second time that Milken was asked to testify in front of Congress: the first time was in 1990, when he invoked the 5th Amendment to avoid answering questionsDecades before the Epstein case, Congress sought to clarify rampant conspiracy theories about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In 1964, a seven-man commission went to the Dallas County Jail to interview Jack Ruby, the man who was sentenced to death for killing Lee Harvey Oswald after Oswald shot Kennedy. The commission interrogated Ruby about his political affiliations and motivations for killing Oswald, according to records from the National Archives. The interview with Ruby led the commission to conclude that Ruby acted alone in killing Oswald, according to the National Archives, despite widespread rumors that the murder was part of a cover-up.In the 1950s and 1960s, Congress formed numerous committees to investigate the mafia and it’s influence on government. In 1962, member of the Genovese crime family Joseph Valachi became the first mobster to publicly acknowledge the existence of the American mafia, according to the Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy. Broadcast to millions watching televisions across the country, Valachi captivated public attention with graphic details about the crimes he had committed. Valachi’s criminal record was extensive: When he testified before Congress, he was facing a life sentence for killing someone in prison while he was serving a 15-year sentence for drug trafficking. He arrived at the Capitol building guarded by 200 U.S. Marshals, as rumors circulated that the mobster Vito Genovese was offering $100,000 for Valachi’s execution. Congress’ fixation on organized crime at that time inspired a major plot point in the 1972 movie “The Godfather Part Two," when Michael Corleone insists on his innocence in a trial before the Senate. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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