The notorious pedophile financier’s girlfriend was granted immunity to answer questions for the Department of Justice
Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been questioned by the US Department of Justice regarding some 100 of the late sex trafficker’s potential associates, ABC News has reported. The department has so far not released any new information on the case.
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking children as part of Epstein’s pedophile ring, and was granted limited immunity to answer roughly nine hours of questions from the DOJ this week, ABC wrote on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the proceedings.
The immunity reportedly allowed her to respond to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s questions without fear that her answers could be used against her later.
She was asked about “maybe 100 different people,” Maxwell’s attorney, David Markus told ABC on Friday.
When asked whether Maxwell had provided information about other alleged perpetrators involved in Epstein’s trafficking ring, he told the outlet: “We haven’t asked for anything. This is not a situation where we are asking for anything in return for testimony.”
“We don’t want to get into the substance of the questions,” Markus added.
Blanche said on X that the DOJ would share additional information about what was learned during the questioning “at the appropriate time.”
When asked by reporters on Friday whether he would consider a pardon for Maxwell, US President Donald Trump said it was not something he had contemplated.
Earlier this month, the department released a memo stating that the notorious “client list” for Epstein’s pedophile island never existed, and denied the need for further investigation.
In an effort to curb public backlash after the unpopular decision, Trump last week ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to the Epstein case. He also slammed the “client list” as a “scam” perpetuated by the Democrats.
Multiple news outlets have since alleged that Trump’s name appears in the Epstein files. The US president last Friday sued media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a Wall Street Journal article claiming Trump penned a lewd birthday card to Epstein for his 50th birthday.
