The Justice Department revealed late Tuesday that only law enforcement witnesses were called before the grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. In a late-night court filing Tuesday,

Ghislaine Maxwell appealed to Congress on Tuesday to push for a pardon so she can "testify openly and honestly" about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a letter from her attorney. The overt pitch for clemency came in a letter to the House Oversight Committee which had subpoenaed Maxwell for testimony and records.

Ghislaine Maxwell will answer a congressional committee’s questions about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal -- as long as the body agrees to her demands. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence and is housed at a low-security federal prison in Tallahassee,