Overview

• Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche conducted a closed-door interview with Ghislaine Maxwell in Tallahassee under orders to pursue any credible leads in Jeffrey Epstein’s network.
• Bipartisan support emerged on July 24 as the House Oversight Committee voted 8-2 to subpoena complete, unredacted Justice Department records on Epstein and to compel Maxwell’s testimony before Congress.
• Earlier this month, a DOJ-FBI memo concluded Epstein’s death was suicide and found no evidence of a “client list,” fueling calls from MAGA backers for greater transparency.
• President Trump has denied wrongdoing after revelations that his name appears in the files and has filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its Epstein coverage.
• Legal analysts warn that any cooperation agreement or pardon offer for Maxwell could undermine the credibility of her testimony due to her incentives.