Democrat Linda Sanchez plays sexism card at congressional hearing
'They're trying to convince you that you're a victim as well,' Mr Mulvaney told Sky News host James Morrow.
'It doesn't help the Democrats; they're floundering right now.
'They don't know what they stand for right now other than they don't like Donald Trump.'
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Blanche's meeting with Maxwell came as President Donald Trump faces pressure from both his base of conservative supporters and congressional Democrats to release more information from the Department of Justice's investigations of Maxwell and Epstein. The Department is seeking court approval to of law enforcement officers' testimony before the grand juries that indicted Maxwell and Epstein. Such transcripts are usually kept secret. Two federal judges in Manhattan are weighing the government's requests. Lawyers for Maxwell, Epstein, and their alleged victims are due to share their positions on the potential unsealing with the judges in filings on Tuesday. Epstein took his own life in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. He had pleaded not guilty. Neither Markus nor Blanche has provided detailed accounts of what they discussed. Markus has said Maxwell would welcome relief from Trump, who has said he had not thought about whether to pardon her. 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