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Donald Trump and Chislaine Maxwell

Cameron Henderson – The Daily Telegraph Aug 6, 2025

Ghislaine Maxwell said Donald Trump never did anything in her presence that would cause concern, according to reports.

The former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, was interviewed by Todd Blanche, the US deputy attorney general, in July.

Over nine hours of talks across two days, Maxwell was said to have been questioned about the relationships between Epstein and a host of wealthy associates, including the US president.

Maxwell allegedly told Mr Blanche she had no evidence that would incriminate Mr Trump, sources familiar with the conversation told ABC News.

The president has been under extreme pressure to release the Epstein files after the FBI and DoJ jointly said they would not be making them public earlier this year

A long-running conspiracy theory that the paedophile financier was murdered in his jail cell in 2019 in order to prevent a “client list” of powerful affiliates from being released has proliferated among many of Mr Trump’s supporters.

The conspiracy hit fever pitch after the Trump administration released a memo saying the Department of Justice was closing the case, and that Epstein had died by suicide.

Mr Trump’s own supporters accused the administration of burying the so-called files, with critics suggesting he had been named in them.

Pressure on the administration only increased following a Wall Street Journal report accusing Mr Trump of sending a lewd note to Epstein about the “secrets” they shared. Mr Trump has denied ever writing the letter.

The president has denied any prior knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and claimed he cut off their relationship before allegations surfaced.

The Trump administration is considering releasing transcripts from the Maxwell interview as soon as this week, according to ABC News.

There is also said to be an audio recording of the interview, but it is not clear if that is also being considered for public release.

Officials have floated the idea that Mr Blanche could release the information in a press conference or a high-profile interview, according to CNN.

Joe Rogan, a viral podcaster who backed Trump for the presidency last year, has been extremely critical of the administration’s handling of the Epstein case, calling it a “line in the sand”.

It comes amid reports that the Trump administration is hosting crisis talks to address how to deal with the furore surrounding the Epstein case.

Senior officials will gather for dinner at the residence of JD Vance, the vice-president, on Wednesday to discuss the administration’s handling of the Epstein case as the need for a unified response, sources told CNN.

Among those attending are Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, Mr Vance, Pam Bondi, the attorney general, Kash Patel, the FBI director, and Mr Blanche, who are viewed as the top team handling the administration’s approach to the Epstein case.

On Tuesday, the president defended Mr Blanche’s decision to speak to Maxwell, claiming that the deputy attorney general wanted to ensure that people who “aren’t involved are not hurt” by something “very unfair”.

Following the interview in Tallahassee, Florida, Maxwell was quietly moved to a lower security prison in Bryan, Texas, sparking a furious response from Epstein victims amid widespread speculation she had cut some sort of a deal.

As part of an inquiry into Epstein’s links to high-profile figures, the Republican-controlled House oversight committee issued nearly a dozen subpoenas to high-profile politicians on Tuesday, including to Bill Clinton, the former president, and his wife Hillary.

A letter from the committee to Mr Clinton detailed his ties to Epstein and his close relationship with Maxwell.

“By your own admission, you flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane four separate times in 2002 and 2003,” it read. “During one of these trips, you were even pictured receiving a ‘massage’ from one of Mr Epstein’s victims.”

Mrs Clinton has been asked to appear for a deposition on Oct 9 and the former president on Oct 14

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