Deputy attorney general meets with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell

• A House Oversight Committee this week subpoenaed Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Florida for sex trafficking, to testify at a deposition.

Driving the news: "Today, I met with Ghislaine Maxwell, and I will continue my interview of her tomorrow" Blanche said in a post on X.

• "The Department of Justice will share additional information about what we learned at the appropriate time," he added.

What they're saying: Maxwell's attorney, David Oscar Markus, told reporters Blanche "took a full day and asked a lot of questions."

• She "answered every single question," Markus said. "She never stopped. She never invoked a privilege. She never declined to answer. She answered all the questions truthfully, honestly and to the best of her ability."

Context: Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 after a federal jury found her guilty of multiple counts of conspiring to sex traffic minors.

• She has denied abusing anyone and said she has been made a scapegoat after Epstein died while in prison in 2019, a charge prosecutors have rejected.

• Maxwell petitioned the Supreme Court to review her case, arguing it violated a non-prosecution agreement between Epstein and federal prosecutors in Florida.
• The DOJ urged the high court to reject that appeal earlier this month.

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