The White House is trying to shift the weight of the everlasting Jeffrey Epstein saga to the Department of Justice, with the president and administration officials saying they plan to let the DOJ lead the way on outreach to Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer — and for potentially any additional twists and turns.
“I don’t know anything about it,” President Donald Trump said during a bilateral meeting Tuesday of the DOJ’s outreach to Maxwell. “They’re going to what? Meet her?”
Maxwell, a close associate and romantic partner of Epstein’s, has been serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for child sex trafficking and other crimes since 2022. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday morning that he plans to meet with Maxwell to speak with her about Epstein’s crimes. Maxwell’s lawyers said Tuesday afternoon that they had spoken with Blanche about the case.