The US Department of Justice has released the transcript and audio recording of an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker, conducted on 24 and 25 July. The materials were released by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who said the move was 'in the interest of transparency'.
During the interview, Maxwell was granted limited immunity to discuss her criminal case, but the agreement was not a cooperation deal. Blanche told Maxwell: 'The most important part of this agreement is that this isn’t a cooperation agreement.' Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.
In the transcript, Maxwell repeatedly praised Donald Trump, saying she never saw him in 'any inappropriate setting' and that he was 'never inappropriate with anybody'. She described the social relationship between Trump and Epstein as 'friendly' but said she did not consider them close friends.
Maxwell also said she was not aware of any 'client list' of Epstein’s and was questioned about former President Bill Clinton, whom she described as getting along 'terribly well' with her but not with Epstein.
Regarding a birthday book for Epstein’s 50th, Maxwell said she did not remember Trump being included, despite a Wall Street Journal report suggesting otherwise. She also denied any memory of a photograph of a naked woman mentioned in the Journal.
Following the interview, Maxwell was moved from a low-security Florida prison to a minimum-security facility in Texas, a move that has sparked speculation about a potential deal, though no official explanation has been given.
