Her own lawyer, David Oscar Markus, told reporters she answered “those questions honestly, truthfully, to the best of her ability”.
Critically, he did not say what individuals she was asked about.
“Justice demands courage,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who led the questioning, said on social media. “For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what do you know?”
Backlash has grown since the Trump administration backtracked on its promise to release the ‘full Epstein files’ (Photo: Davidoff Studios/Getty)For several years Blanche was Trump’s personal lawyer and defended him against allegations of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election and claims he had a sexual encounter with a former adult actress and lied about paying her hush money.
“It strikes me simply as an effort to address a political concern, which is not what the DoJ does,” a former DOJ official told CBS News.
Having long pushed claims the government was covering up a powerful cabal of child sex offenders and persuaded his supporters to believe such allegations, having returned to the White House they realised there was no such conspiracy.
Trump had also directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of the grand jury evidence following increased speculation from some of his supporters although it was later rejected.
Some of his supporters were furious when he dropped the probe (Photo: REUTERS/Kent Nishimura)When Epstein was charged in 2019 of a sex-trafficking scheme that may have involved 1,000 victims, Trump sought to dissociate himself, saying he fell out with him 15 years earlier.
Yet to Trump’s obvious frustration there has been a steady drip of new reports suggesting the men had a closer relationship than had been known.
He has since filed a lawsuit against against Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, and two reporters from The Wall Street Journal, seeking at least $10bn (£7.5bn) in damages.
Maxwell’s appeal
At the core of her argument was a clause in Epstein’s 2007’s non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in Florida that prevented her subsequent prosecution.
Earlier this week, Trump was asked if he was considering a commutation or pardon for Maxwell and did not rule it out.
Maxwell is very obviously hoping Trump will come to her rescue.
“The president this morning said he had the power to do so. We hope he exercises that power. The president this morning said he had the power to do so. We hope he exercises that power.” What would Maxwell have to deliver to get such a pardon?
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Read MoreIf it sounds outside the normal way for a DoJ to operate, then it is. But bear in mind Trump previously dangled the prospect of a pardon in cases where he was directly impacted.
There would be outcry among many if Trump were to pardon Maxwell.
But Trump has repeatedly shown he will do anything that would save his political skin.
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