The House Oversight Committee has denied a bold request from convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, who offered to testify about her ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein—but only in exchange for full immunity from prosecution.

Maxwell’s attorneys sent a letter to the committee requesting formal clemency and several other preconditions before she would agree to testify publicly before Congress. In the letter, her legal team said she would be "willing — and eager — to testify openly and honestly, in public, before Congress in Washington, D.C." if granted immunity. Otherwise, they warned, she would invoke her Fifth Amendment right and refuse to answer any questions.

But Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is not playing ball with what some see as a political stunt. A spokesperson for Comer made it clear to NBC News that the panel would “not consider granting congressional immunity for her testimony.”

The committee issued a formal subpoena to Maxwell last week, demanding she deliver a deposition from federal prison on August 11. However, in an apparent effort to dictate the terms of her own accountability, Maxwell’s lawyers argued in their letter that without immunity, testimony would be a “non-starter.”

They also objected to the committee’s plan to question Maxwell in prison, citing alleged “security risks” and claiming that doing so “undermines the integrity of the process.” Among other demands, Maxwell’s team asked for the committee’s questions in advance and insisted that her testimony be delayed until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on whether it will take up her appeal—a decision not expected until at least October.

“To prepare adequately for any congressional deposition—and to ensure accuracy and fairness—we would require the Committee’s questions in advance,” the letter reads. “Surprise questioning would be both inappropriate and unproductive.”

The legal team further warned that testifying at this point could “compromise her constitutional rights” and “prejudice her legal claims,” while accusing some members of Congress of having “prejudged Ms. Maxwell’s credibility” without reviewing her claimed documentation.

But Democrats on the committee aren’t biting either. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the panel’s ranking Democrat, flatly rejected Maxwell’s terms: “She is not going to set whatever terms that she wants,” he said, adding, “We do not support giving her the questions ahead of time.”

Chairman Comer was even more direct in a prior CNN interview: “I don’t think there are many Republicans that want to give immunity to someone that may have been sex trafficking children.”

Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence following her 2021 conviction on federal sex trafficking charges tied to Epstein’s expansive criminal network, which many Americans believe included high-profile elites protected by the system.

Of note, Maxwell reportedly held private meetings last week with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, which lasted approximately nine hours over two days. In a separate statement, Blanche emphasized: “President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence.”

As President Donald J. Trump continues to demand full transparency and the unsealing of records related to Epstein’s vast web of abuse and cover-up, Maxwell’s legal maneuvering may be just another attempt to avoid answering for her role in one of the most disturbing scandals in American history.