The Justice Department has released interview transcripts with Ghislaine Maxwell, in which Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend repeatedly denied ever witnessing any sexually inappropriate behavior involving President Donald Trump. The records, made public Friday, were meant to distance Trump from Epstein amid ongoing scrutiny of their past association.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche conducted the interviews last month. According to the transcripts, Maxwell praised Trump and insisted he was always “a gentleman in all respects.”
“I actually never saw the President in any type of massage setting,” Maxwell said. “The President was never inappropriate with anybody.”
Background on the Investigation
The release comes as the Trump administration faces backlash for previously refusing to disclose documents tied to Epstein’s case. Officials said they hoped releasing two days of transcripts would show transparency and ease anger among Trump’s supporters, many of whom had been demanding disclosures of Epstein’s alleged “client list.”
Maxwell was transferred last month from a low-security prison in Florida to a minimum-security facility in Texas to continue serving her 20-year sentence for aiding Epstein’s abuse of underage girls.