Maxwell did not commit suicide next week
After Jeffrey Epstein’s death in a jail cell, anyone serving time over his sex trafficking operation might be worried about getting a visit from the Trump DOJ:
As the Republican party remains in a state of flux over the Jeffrey Epstein debacle and the Trump administration continues to desperately try to claw back the narrative on the issue, the justice department has asked Epstein associate Ghislane Maxwell if she would be willing to speak with US prosecutors. Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche said that he intends to meet with Maxswell “in the coming days” with the aim of finding out if she has any “information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims”.
He wrote on X:
Justice demands courage. For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what do you know? At @AGPamBondi ’s direction, I’ve contacted her counsel. I intend to meet with her soon. No one is above the law—and no lead is off-limits.
In a statement posted on X before that, Blanche said:
This Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths, nor from the responsibility to pursue justice wherever the facts may lead. The joint statement by the DOJ and FBI of July 6 remains as accurate today as it was when it was written. Namely, that in the recent thorough review of the files maintained by the FBI in the Epstein case, no evidence was uncovered that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.
President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence. If Ghislane Maxwell [sic] has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say.
Therefore, at the direction of Attorney General Bondi, I have communicated with counsel for Ms. Maxwell to determine whether she would be willing to speak with prosecutors from the Department. I anticipate meeting with Ms. Maxwell in the coming days. Until now, no administration on behalf of the Department had inquired about her willingness to meet with the government. That changes now.”
Last week Donald Trump instructed attorney general Pam Bondi to begin the process of unsealing grand jury testimony in Epstein’s criminal case.
That followed publication of a Wall Street Journal story alleging that Trump sent Epstein a “bawdy” birthday letter several decades ago, though Trump has claimed the letter is fake and is now seeking billions in a defamation lawsuit against the WSJ.
“No evidence was uncovered that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.” That may not be the only thing Trump has to worry about from details contained in the investigation’s files.
Trump is still pissed and anxious: Trump bans Wall Street Journal from Scotland trip press pool over Epstein report
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