Investigators quiz jailed Ghislaine Maxwell about Prince Andrew, claim reports
She answered 'honestly and truthfully' during nine hours of questions.
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A source, quoted by The Mail on Sunday, said: 'She was asked about a list of people including Prince Andrew'
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Andrew with Virginia Roberts, 17, and Ghislaine Maxwell at her London townhouse
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US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche asked her about more than 100 people linked to her paedophile ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein.
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The meeting came after President Donald Trump faced questions over his own links to Epstein, who killed himself in jail awaiting trial in 2019.
A source, quoted by The Mail on Sunday, said: 'Ghislaine has never told her story to anyone in government before.
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'At times it was very emotional but she answered every question asked of her.
'She was asked about a list of people including Prince Andrew, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz and powerful Wall Street financiers.
'It's ironic that Elon Musk kicked this whole thing off when he fell out with Trump and then made that post on X about Trump allegedly preventing the release of the full Epstein documents as some sort of 'cover-up'.
'Well, Elon is in there, as is his brother.
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"It was a monumental moment for Ghislaine to finally be asked about these people and to tell the truth.'
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Investigators quizzed jailed madam Ghislaine Maxwell about Prince Andrew, it is reported
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