Event Description

According to court filings and hearing transcripts in Giuffre v. Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein was deposed in a defamation action brought by Virginia Giuffre against Ghislaine Maxwell. During his deposition, Epstein invoked his 5th Amendment rights and declined to answer substantive questions. Judge Sweet was considering whether Epstein's deposition or portions thereof would be admitted at trial.

Quoted Evidence

“I know from the court filings and hearing transcripts, that Mr. Epstein was deposed in this action... According to the transcripts - it was represented by plaintiff's counsel during pre-trial hearings, that Mr. Epstein invoked his 5th amendment rights and declined to answer substantive questions during the deposition. It also appears that Judge Sweet had not yet made a final determination as to whether Mr. Epstein's depo, or selected portions thereof, would be admitted at trial”

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