In response to President Donald Trump’s ongoing scrutiny of the case, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that one of its top officials requested a meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Attorney General Pam Bondi released a statement from her deputy, Todd Blanche, on Tuesday, stating that Maxwell and he would be meeting to ensure the government’s Epstein investigation was transparent.
According to Blanche, “This Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths or from the duty to pursue justice wherever the circumstances may lead.”
“President Trump has ordered us to release all credible information.” The FBI and the DOJ will hear what Ghislane Maxwell has to say if she has information on anyone who has committed crimes against victims.
The Epstein scandal has caused the Trump administration to face backlash from his base, according to Blanche’s statement.
A review of Epstein’s case resulted in no new evidence, according to a memo from the Justice Department and the FBI on July 7.
However, the Make America Great Again (MAGA) base, which claimed Bondi herself had mentioned a client list that was “sitting on my desk right now” earlier this year, became outraged.
Members of Trump’s base have long supported conspiracies involving ringed sex offenders in the most powerful levels of government, and some have questioned the circumstances surrounding Epstein’s death, speculating that it was an orchestrated cover-up.
The billionaire financier, who had a powerful social circle, committed suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 as he waited for his sex-trafficking trial.
Since her 2021 conviction on five federal counts related to her role in the sexual abuse of underage girls, Maxwell, a close friend and former girlfriend of Epstein’s, has been imprisoned.
Blanche claimed to have “dialed with Ms. Maxwell’s attorney to see if she would be interested in speaking with departmental prosecutors.”
He continued, “I look forward to meeting with Ms. Maxwell in the near future.”
David Oscar Markus, a Maxwell’s attorney, confirmed that Ghislaine would continue to represent her legal team in court with the government.
“We applaud President Trump for his determination to find the truth in this case.” He added, “We don’t have any other comments at this time.”
Following Trump’s request last week to request that the grand jury’s transcripts be unsealed, Bondi and Blanche are now asking the federal court to do so.
Trump backed the FBI and Justice Department’s earlier assessment, which turned out to be inconclusive of any new information about any prominent politicians and businesspeople in Epstein’s orbit.
Although the July memo spewed cold water on the claim, one of the conspiracy theories that are currently floating about the case is that Epstein used his sex-trafficking ring to blackmail powerful figures.
No corroborating “client list” was found during this thorough review, according to the memo. Additionally, Epstein’s actions were not supported by any conclusive proof that he blackmailed well-known people.
Trump facing MAGA criticism for Epstein
Trump’s own years-long relationship with Epstein have recently been subject to renewed scrutiny as a result of prominent MAGA base members’ disapproval of the memo’s conclusions.
The president has made an effort to dispel the outcry, calling the controversy the “Epstein hoax” and denouncing his supporters as “weaklings” for continuing it.
Some of the most powerful members of the MAGA movement, who have demanded Bondi’s resignation, were disappointed by that.
Bondi pledged earlier this year that the Justice Department would release additional documents involving Epstein’s clients, including “a lot of names” and “a lot of flight logs.”
However, the department’s information hasn’t been updated since Trump’s assassination.
Trump has been subject to conflicting reports in the media regarding his ties to Epstein. After the paper covered a “bawdy” letter Trump allegedly wrote to Epstein for his 50th birthday, he recently sued The Wall Street Journal.
Source: Aljazeera
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