Ghislaine Maxwell met for hours with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday, answering all questions without invoking privilege, according to CNBC. While Maxwell's attorney declined to discuss details, the meeting follows Blanche’s stated interest in obtaining information on other potential abusers tied to Jeffrey Epstein. The DOJ has recently resisted releasing Epstein-related files despite earlier promises, prompting calls for transparency and a subpoena threat from the GOP-led House Oversight Committee. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s name appears multiple times in reviewed documents, and he was briefed by AG Pam Bondi weeks before the DOJ reversed course. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence and has petitioned the Supreme Court to hear her appeal. The DOJ maintains there is no credible Epstein “client list” or evidence of blackmail, and asserts that further disclosure is unwarranted.
