Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tallahassee, Florida.
At around 9 a.m. ET, Blanche arrived at the federal courthouse, shaking his head and saying “no” when asked if he had anything to say before his meeting with Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for helping Jeffrey Epstein sex traffick young girls.
It is not clear what Blanche will discuss with her.
In a statement posted to X by Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week, Blanche said that President Donald Trump told them to release “all credible evidence” regarding information about Epstein’s illicit activities.
“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,” he said.
This week, Maxwell’s attorney said they were in discussion with the government about a meeting and stated that “Ghislaine will always testify truthfully.”
Despite this, in 2022, the Department of Justice doubted that Maxwell could be truthful, with court papers accusing her of a pattern of dishonesty and a failure to take accountability for her crimes. Ahead of Maxwell’s trial in 2021, the feds revealed that prosecutors did not consider working out a plea deal with her in exchange for testimony.
Defense Lawyer Duncan Levin described Blanche’s meeting with Maxwell as unusual.
“If Todd Blanche, now running the DOJ and formerly Trump’s personal lawyer, is personally meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell in prison, it suggests something far outside the norm,” he said, according to the New York Post. “This isn’t some career prosecutor following protocol. It’s a direct line from Trump’s inner circle to one of the most infamous inmates in the country.”
The meeting comes just one day after the House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena for Maxwell to address Congress. The deposition will occur at the prison on August 11th, as previously reported by The Daily Wire.
