Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted accomplice of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is set to appear before the US Congress on Monday in a closed-door deposition. Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for trafficking underage girls to Epstein, will testify via videolink from prison but is expected to invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

The deposition, conducted by the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, seeks to uncover Epstein’s connections to political, business, and social elites, as well as investigate how his crimes were handled by authorities. While no new prosecutions are anticipated, the revelations could further expose high-profile figures linked to Epstein.

Maxwell’s legal team requested legal immunity to testify, but Congress denied the request, leading her lawyers to warn that the questioning could amount to “pure political theater.”

Despite the deposition being private, Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat, shared a letter outlining questions for Maxwell. These include inquiries about former President Donald Trump’s relationship with Epstein, four alleged “co-conspirators,” and 25 other men accused of abusing minors on Epstein’s private island.

Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted in 2008 of soliciting a minor and died in 2019 in a prison cell ruled a suicide, maintained extensive ties with the world’s powerful and wealthy, creating global political controversy. Maxwell’s deposition also touches on the handling of Epstein’s crimes by government officials.

Other prominent figures expected to be questioned by the committee include former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Clintons have requested their depositions be public to prevent political misuse of the testimony.