Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment rights during a closed-door virtual deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, according to video released by Chairman James Comer.

Speaking from prison, Maxwell declined to answer questions more than a dozen times, each time stating, “I invoke my Fifth Amendment right to silence,” as the committee questioned her about Epstein’s crimes and potential co-conspirators.

“This is obviously very disappointing,” Comer told reporters after the brief deposition. He said lawmakers had hoped to question Maxwell about the scope of Epstein’s offenses and others who may have been involved. “We sincerely want to get to the truth for the American people and justice for the survivors,” Comer said.

Later Monday, Comer and other Republicans released video and audio of the deposition. In one exchange, Maxwell refused to answer whether she had been a close friend of Epstein, citing advice from counsel and a pending habeas petition in the Southern District of New York. She also declined to address questions about trafficking young women or girls, coercing victims, identifying additional co-conspirators, or whether she knew Epstein was sexually abusing minors or adults.

Maxwell’s attorney, David Markus, said during the deposition that his client would be willing to speak openly if granted clemency by Donald Trump.

“If this committee and the American public truly want to hear the unfiltered truth about what happened, there is a straightforward path,” Markus said. He added that Maxwell could explain why figures including Trump and Bill Clinton were not involved in wrongdoing, arguing that the public deserved to hear her account.