CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said Monday that Ghislaine Maxwell may have weakened her own Fifth Amendment protection by previously speaking at length with federal officials.
Maxwell met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in late July and answered questions about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein and her alleged role in the trafficking network. During a discussion on “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Honig said Maxwell’s decision to speak openly with Blanche may have weakened her ability to invoke the Fifth Amendment.