Overview

• White House and Vice President J.D. Vance’s office have officially denied that any Wednesday-night meeting on Epstein response was ever scheduled at the vice president’s residence.
• CNN and other outlets reported senior officials, including Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, planned to discuss publishing Maxwell’s Department of Justice interview transcript.
• Following widespread coverage, CNN sources said the meeting may have been rescheduled or canceled after officials complained about leaking details.
• Ghislaine Maxwell remains housed in a minimum-security Texas prison camp as she awaits her Supreme Court appeal after meeting with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche last week.
• Survivors’ advocates and bipartisan lawmakers are pressing for full release of Maxwell’s interview transcript, unsealing of related grand jury materials and invitations for victims to testify before Congress.