The Justice Department on Friday released a transcript of a top administration official’s interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Maxwell says she didn’t see Epstein taking photos or videos of others for blackmail
In the interview with Blanche, Maxwell claimed she never saw Epstein taking photos or videos of other people to later blackmail them.
“Did you ever hear, when you were present for conversations that Mr. Epstein was having, or others were having, anybody accuse him of blackmailing them or of trying to extort them, because of something Mr. Epstein knew?” Blanche asked.
“No,” Maxwell replied.
Maxwell’s attorney insists she is ‘innocent’ and praises DOJ for releasing transcript
David Markus, Maxwell’s lawyer, said his client is “innocent and never should have been tried, much less convicted, in this case.”
“She never committed or participated in sexual abuse against minors, or anyone else for that matter. In fact, the government has admitted that it did not even consider her a conspirator during the extensive investigation into Epstein in the Southern District of Florida. The only reason she was ever charged is that she served as a scapegoat after Jeffrey Epstein died in prison,” Markus said in a lengthy statement.
Markus went on to express gratitude to the Trump administration for publicizing the recordings of Maxwell’s interview with Blanche.
“We are thankful to the Department of Justice and to Todd Blanche for making these tapes and transcripts public so that people can judge for themselves. We are also grateful to the President for his continued commitment to the truth in this matter and for refusing to cave to the mob,” Markus said.
Blanche says transcript released ‘in the interest of transparency’
Maxwell said she does ‘not believe’ Epstein died by suicide
In the interview with Blanche, Maxwell expressed skepticism about the medical examiner’s ruling that Epstein killed himself in August 2019.
“I do not believe he died by suicide,” Maxwell said, according to the transcript.
Maxwell asserts she never saw Trump do anything inappropriate
Maxwell told Blanche she never witnessed President Donald Trump doing anything inappropriate, according to the transcript released by the DOJ.
“I never witnessed the president in any inappropriate setting in any way,” Maxwell said, referring to Trump. “The president was never inappropriate with anybody.”
