On Friday afternoon, the Department of Justice released the transcript and audio from a two-day interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, conducted in July 2025 by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, was granted limited immunity to speak freely — meaning her statements can’t be used against her — but she was not offered a cooperation deal or any reduction in her sentence.
The timing of the release raised eyebrows. The DOJ framed it as an act of transparency, but it came on the eve of a late-summer weekend and amid mounting pressure over the department’s handling of Epstein-related documents.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
During the interview, Maxwell seems cooperative and willing to discuss her personal history over years spent with Epstein and his friends and acquaintances, but said she was unable to recall some of the details from events and conversations that took place years earlier.
When asked about President Trump, who had socialized with Epstein in the past, she said she “never witnessed the President in any inappropriate setting in any way.”
“The President was never inappropriate with anybody. In the times that I was with him, he was a gentleman in all respects,” Maxwell told Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Blanche and Attorney General Pam Bondi informed Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in files related to Epstein, The Wall Street Journal reported. Many other high-profile figures were also named. Being mentioned in the files isn’t an indication of wrongdoing. The White House called the story “fake news.”
Bondi and Blanche told the president at the meeting that the files contained what officials felt was unverified hearsay about many people, including Trump, who had socialized with Epstein in the past.
Key Highlights from the Transcript
- On Donald Trump: Maxwell stated she “never witnessed the president in any inappropriate setting in any way” and described him as polite — though she affirmed their relationship was social, not close.
- On Bill Clinton: She mentioned Clinton was “friendly to her” but maintained she never observed warmth or deeper connection between him and Epstein.
- No “Client List” Found: Maxwell denied knowledge of any Epstein-related “client list,” echoing DOJ statements dismissing its existence.
- Epstein’s Death: Maxwell expressed skepticism about the official ruling on Epstein’s death by suicide, suggesting it may have been something else — though she did not confirm alternative theories.
Shortly after the interview, Maxwell was quietly moved from a low-security facility in Florida to a more lenient minimum-security prison in Texas. Critics called the transfer suspicious and questioned whether politics played a role.
The Trump administration had been weighing whether to release the material publicly, debating how to handle redactions in order to shield victims’ identities and other sensitive details.
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Sounds to me like Ghislaine Maxwell is just signaling to the rich and powerful that she will not talk, or as sergeant Schultz would say, ” I see nothing, I hear nothing, I know nothing!”