DOJ met with longtime Jeffrey Epstein affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell

A senior Division of Justice official met with longtime Jeffrey Epstein affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell for six hours on Thursday in Tallahassee, Florida.

The assembly between Deputy Lawyer Normal Todd Blanche and Maxwell occurred in downtown Tallahassee on the U.S. legal professional’s workplace, which is situated contained in the federal courthouse, sources accustomed to the matter mentioned.

Maxwell was convicted of intercourse trafficking and different costs and sentenced to twenty years in jail in 2022. She is serving her sentence at a federal jail in Tallahassee.

Maxwell’s appellate lawyer, David O. Markus, mentioned after the assembly Maxwell “answered all of the questions and answered them truthfully.”

Markus mentioned there have been “a number of questions and we went all day and he or she answered each one among them.” He declined to say whether or not there could be a follow-up assembly.

He additionally declined to explain the questions Blanche requested however mentioned he and Maxwell had been “grateful” for the assembly.

Blanche arrived on the federal courthouse round 9 a.m. ET. He shook his head and mentioned “no” when requested if he had something to say forward of his sit-down with Maxwell.

The Justice Division mentioned earlier this week that the assembly between Blanche and Maxwell would happen “within the coming days.”

“President Trump has instructed us to launch all credible proof. If Ghislaine Maxwell has details about anybody who has dedicated crimes in opposition to victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say,” Blanche mentioned within the assertion posted by Lawyer Normal Pam Bondi on X earlier this week.

Maxwell’s legal professional confirmed earlier this week that they had been in discussions with the federal government concerning the go to, saying in a press release that “Ghislaine will all the time testify in truth.”

Individually, on Wednesday, Home Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer issued a subpoena for Maxwell for a deposition to happen on the jail on Aug. 11.

“The info and circumstances surrounding each your and Mr. Epstein’s circumstances have obtained immense public curiosity and scrutiny,” Comer wrote in a press release Wednesday.

ABC Information’ Luke Barr contributed to this report.