Ghislaine Maxwell Says Trump Not Involved in Epstein Crimes
Ghislaine Maxwell, serving a prison sentence for sex trafficking, has denied that former President Donald Trump or other powerful men had any role in Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
The Justice Department on Friday released a transcript of Maxwell’s interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, conducted over two days last month.
Maxwell Defends Trump and Other High-Profile Men
In the transcript, Maxwell said she “never witnessed the President in any inappropriate setting in any way,” adding that Trump and Epstein were merely “friendly like people are in social settings.”
She also claimed she never saw any man engage in inappropriate conduct with women of any age, dismissing allegations linking Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, and attorney Alan Dershowitz to Epstein’s trafficking network.
“I do not think President Clinton ever got a massage from any of the young women,” she told investigators.
Maxwell also rejected the core allegations of her conviction, insisting she was not Epstein’s accomplice and knew nothing about underage abuse.
Attorney Claims Transcript Proves Innocence
Her attorney, David Oscar Markus, seized on the transcript as proof of her innocence.
“She never should have been tried, much less convicted,” Markus wrote on X. “Her demeanor and credibility are clear for anyone to hear, despite five torturous years in custody.”
He contrasted her testimony with Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s accusers, whom he accused of fabricating claims against Trump, Clinton, Dershowitz, and Prince Andrew.
DOJ Hands Over Epstein Files to Congress
The Justice Department also delivered its first batch of Epstein-related documents to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, in compliance with a subpoena issued by Chairman James Comer.
A spokesperson confirmed the committee received “thousands of pages of documents” and pledged to review them before public release.
Comer emphasized the need to protect victims:
“This is sensitive information. We want to make sure we don’t harm or jeopardize any victims involved. But we’re going to be transparent.”
Trump himself supported making the files public, but with a warning:
“Innocent people shouldn’t be hurt. But I’m in support of keeping it totally open.”
