Carmel Crimmins

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Jeffrey Epstein is once again dominating Capitol Hill.

The late sex offender's associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, refusing to answer questions at a House deposition, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Her lawyer says she will talk if President Trump grants her clemency.

Maxwell, who's currently serving 20 years for sex trafficking, drew criticism from both parties.

Here's Republican Oversight Committee Chair James Comer.

Democrats, like Representative Melanie Stansbury, say Maxwell is using her testimony to get a pardon.

The same committee is preparing to depose Bill and Hillary Clinton at the end of the month.

Maxwell's deposition came as the DOJ released millions of Epstein documents.

They include photos of President Trump with several women whose faces are redacted, and a suggestive note to Epstein.

Trump has denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes and says he broke off ties in the early 2000s.

He says the suggestive note was faked.

While the Epstein saga has become a drag on Trump's popularity, so far the biggest repercussions have been in Europe, where a prince, an ambassador and senior politicians have been brought down by the Epstein revelations.

For more on this, here's Europe's editor, Rachel Armstrong.

Rachel, where in Europe is the Epstein scandal having the biggest impact?

Department of Homeland Security officials are set to testify before a House committee today, and Democrats are likely to have quite a few complaints against the conduct of ICE agents, and not just against immigrants.

Under President Trump, immigration officers are increasingly targeting Americans who follow or document ICE operations.

Videos verified by Reuters show ICE officers drawing weapons on citizens, encounters that have escalated even after internal guidance told officers not to engage with protesters.

And according to two agency officials, ICE has been maintaining an internal database with names, photos, and license plates of protesters for several months.

Immigration reporter Ted Hessen says people have described a range of tactics being used against them.