Trump administration news, latest on Epstein files, DOJ meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell
Date: 11 min ago
Title: Trump is traveling to Scotland today
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President Donald Trump departs the White House this morning for a five-day visit to Scotland, where he's expected to meet with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and visit his golf properties in Aberdeen and Turnberry.
Trump and first lady Melania Trump will next visit the UK in September for a state visit at the invitation of King Charles.
Protests expected: Several protest groups, ranging from trade unions and climate justice campaigners to sections of the American diaspora and Palestinian and Ukrainian advocacy groups, are planning to demonstrate against the US president under the umbrella of the 'Stop Trump Coalition.' Protests are scheduled for Saturday in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dumfries.
Scotland has a long history of protesting Trump. Read more here.
Update:
Date: 27 min ago
Title: Here's what we know about Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell
Content:
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was the ex-girlfriend-turned social companion of Jeffrey Epstein.
Maxwell was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in federal prison for carrying out a years-long scheme with Epstein to groom and sexually abuse underage girls. She has attempted to appeal her conviction.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Maxwell yesterday and said he'll interview her again today.
The meeting comes after a judge declined to release grand jury documents from the criminal probe into Epstein and amid growing backlash against President Donald Trump and his administration for not releasing more information on the Epstein case.
More on Maxwell's relationship with Epstein:
Update:
Date: 27 min ago
Title: Trump's deputy attorney general says he will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell again today
Content:
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he would continue his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell today after they met for hours in Florida yesterday.
'Productive day today with the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and Ghislaine Maxwell,' her lawyer David Markus said of the meeting. 'He took a full day and asked a lot of questions.'
The former Epstein associate answered every question posed to her during the meeting, according to her lawyer.
'She never invoked a privilege. She never declined to answer. She answered all the questions truthfully, honestly and to the best of her ability,' Markus said.
He wouldn't comment on the substance of the meeting 'for obvious reasons,' he added.
Blanche said the Justice Department 'will share additional information about what we learned at the appropriate time,' in a post on X.
Blanche's meeting came with the backdrop of fierce public backlash, including from members of President Donald Trump's base, over the administration's perceived lack of transparency surrounding documents related to Epstein's case.
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