Ghislaine Maxwell underwent a two-day proffer interview on July 24 and 25 with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, his business practices, allegations of sexual abuse, and related conspiracy theories. The Justice Department granted an unusual "queen for a day" proffer agreement allowing her to speak without immediate risk of additional charges, and later released transcripts and audio with some victim information redacted. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking girls to Epstein and is appealing her conviction. Federal perjury charges were dropped after the sex-trafficking conviction. Maxwell's answers aligned with her trial defense that Epstein compartmentalized his life and that she lacked awareness of any sexual abuse. Blanche previously served as one of Donald Trump's personal attorneys before becoming deputy attorney general.
In a two-day interview on July 24 and 25, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche peppered Maxwell with questions about her long relationship with Epstein, his business practices, his sexual abuse of girls, and conspiracy theories surrounding his life and death. The Justice Department granted Maxwell an unusual "queen for a day" proffer agreement, which allows people to speak to prosecutors without worrying about facing additional criminal charges. On Friday, the department made transcripts and audio recordings of the interview public, with some victim information redacted.
Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking girls to Epstein for sex. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan also accused her of perjury for lying about sexual abuse in a deposition, but dropped those charges after her sex-trafficking conviction. Maxwell is appealing her conviction. Blanche, who was one of Trump's personal attorneys before being appointed second-in-command at the Justice Department, led the two-day interview. None of the prosecutors in Maxwell's criminal trial, nor Epstein's own sex-trafficking cases, which ended when he died in jail awaiting trial, were present.
"Ghislaine Maxwell is innocent and never should have been tried, much less convicted, in this case," Markus said in a statement. "She never committed or participated in sexual abuse against minors, or anyone els
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