
Ghislaine Maxwell to Meet With Trump Official About Epstein
'Justice demands courage. For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what do you know? Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in an X post on Tuesday. "At @AGPamBondi's direction, I've contacted her counsel. I intend to meet with her soon. No one is above the law—and no lead is off-limits.'
Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses, has long been viewed by federal investigators as a potential source of information about Epstein's network.
Her lawyer, David Oscar Marcus, wrote on X: 'I can confirm that we are in discussions with the government and that Ghislaine will always testify truthfully. We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case.'
The Justice Department's outreach comes as the Trump Administration faces backlash over its handling of the Epstein case after a joint DOJ-FBI report said there was no further evidence to release. Soon after the report, Trump lashed out at his own supporters who continued to call on him to release the files. 'My PAST supporters have bought into this 'bull—t,' hook, line, and sinker,' he wrote on Truth Social last week. 'I don't want their support anymore!'
Trump has since directed the Justice Department to make public years-old grand jury testimony against Epstein.
The sudden decision to release grand jury testimony and seek a meeting with Maxwell marks a notable shift for Bondi and appears aimed at appeasing a political base that remains fixated on Epstein's ties to the powerful and the still-unanswered questions surrounding his death. During Trump's presidential campaign, many of his surrogates who now occupy top posts in his Administration repeatedly stoked expectations that explosive revelations in the Epstein case were imminent, often suggesting prosecutions were coming and that thousands of pages of damning material would be released if Trump were elected.
Still, even some of Trump's staunchest allies have expressed skepticism over the DOJ's timeline and transparency. 'Today's statement by Pam Bondi seems like a massive cope,' right-wing activist and Trump loyalist Laura Loomer wrote on X. 'Why wasn't this 'interview' with Ghislaine Maxwell done on day 1?' Loomer questioned whether the Justice Department had ever previously interviewed Maxwell, adding, 'Shouldn't they have already done this?'
Administration officials now appear to be suggesting that Maxwell could help fill in those gaps. 'If Ghislaine Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say,' Blanche wrote in a statement also shared by Bondi.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of conspiring with Epstein to recruit and groom underage girls for sexual abuse.
Alan Dershowitz, Epstein's former defense lawyer, suggested recently that Maxwell is prepared to testify before Congress if offered immunity. 'She is the Rosetta Stone. She knows everything. She arranged every single trip with everybody,' Dershowitz said on Fox News Sunday.
'If she were just given use immunity, she could be compelled to testify,' he added. 'I'm told that she actually would be willing to testify, and there'd be no reason for her to withhold any information.'

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