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DOJ Releases Maxwell Interview and Sends Epstein Files to Congress After Judges Reject Unsealing

The disclosures follow court refusals to open grand jury records, prompting heightened congressional scrutiny of how the government is handling the Epstein case materials.

Ghislaine Maxwell's interview transcripts were released by the DOJ on Friday
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Overview

  • Justice Department published full transcripts and audio of July interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell conducted by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche under limited-immunity terms.
  • Maxwell denied any Epstein “client list,” said she never saw President Donald Trump or former President Bill Clinton act inappropriately, and stated she does not believe Epstein died by suicide.
  • DOJ delivered a first tranche of Epstein-related records to the House Oversight Committee, which said the production totals thousands of pages and will be reviewed for victim protections before any public release.
  • U.S. District Judge Richard Berman rejected the DOJ bid to unseal Epstein grand jury materials, calling it a diversion and noting the government holds about 100,000 pages it could disclose, marking the third such judicial denial.
  • Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence and was moved to a minimum-security camp after the interviews, as her attorney David Markus asserted her innocence and praised the decision to release the records.