Throughout her 9 hours talking with Deputy Lawyer Basic Todd Blanche final month, Ghislaine Maxwell stated nothing during the interview that will be dangerous to President Donald Trump, telling Blanche that Trump had by no means carried out something in her presence that will have brought about concern, in accordance with sources conversant in what Maxwell stated.
The Trump administration, in the meantime, is contemplating publicly releasing the transcripts from the interview, a number of sources conversant in the interior discussions informed ABC Information.
Maxwell’s conferences with Blanche befell for 9 hours over two days.
There may be additionally an audio recording of the interview, the sources stated, however it’s not clear whether or not the administration plans to launch the audio to accompany any public launch of the transcript.
The general public launch of the transcripts may come as quickly as this week, the sources stated.
Maxwell, an affiliate of the late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted of intercourse trafficking and different expenses and sentenced to twenty years in jail in 2022, which she was serving at a federal jail in Tallahassee, Florida, till her recent move to a extra relaxed federal jail camp in Texas. She is interesting her conviction to the U.S. Supreme Courtroom.
ABC beforehand reported that it was Maxwell who requested the interview with the DOJ, in accordance with sources conversant in the matter. Maxwell can also be asking the Supreme Courtroom to overview her conviction and Trump has not dominated out a pardon for her.
Deputy Lawyer Basic Todd Blanche departs his resort for a gathering with Ghislaine Maxwell in Tallahassee, Fla., July 25, 2025.
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Maxwell’s lawyer, David Markus, stated following her conferences with Blanche that Maxwell “would welcome any reduction.” He additionally stated Maxwell was requested about “100 totally different individuals,” and stated “she did not maintain something again.”
Trump, requested Tuesday whether or not he authorised the jail switch for Maxwell, stated, “I did not find out about it in any respect, no. I examine it identical to you probably did. It is not a really unusual factor,”
Trump additionally simply stated that something Blanche mentioned with Maxwell throughout his conferences along with her can be “completely above board.”
Following his first day of conferences with Maxwell, Blanche tweeted that “The Division of Justice will share extra details about what we realized on the acceptable time.”
CNN first reported the administration was contemplating releasing the transcripts.
In an interview with Newsmax final week, when requested when People may hear concerning the contents of the assembly, Trump stated: “I do not know, as a result of I have never spoken about it, however he is a really gifted man, Todd Blanche, and a really straight shooter, and I believe he most likely needed to know, you understand, simply to get a sense of it, as a result of we might prefer to launch the whole lot, however we do not need individuals to get harm that should not be harm. And I might assume that was why he was there. I need to launch the whole lot. I simply don’t need individuals to get harm.”
Neither the the White Home or the DOJ instantly responded to a request for remark from ABC Information.
