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Ghislaine Maxwell moved to prison camp, Trump says no plea for pardon
Asked what was discussed between Maxwell and the deputy attorney general, Trump said he believed Blanche 'wants to make sure innocent people aren't hurt' should documents in the Epstein investigation be released.
The bureau of prisons classifies prison camps such as Bryan as minimum security institutions, the lowest of five security levels in the federal system. The facilities have limited or no perimeter fencing. Low security facilities such as FCI Tallahassee have double fenced perimeters and higher staff-to-inmate ratios than prison camps, according to the bureau.
Asked why Maxwell was transferred, bureau of prisons spokesperson Donald Murphy said he could not comment on the specifics of any incarcerated individual's prison assignment, but the bureau determines where inmates are sent based on factors such as 'the level of security and supervision the inmate requires'.
Blanche's meeting with Maxwell came as Trump faces pressure from his base of conservative supporters and congressional Democrats to release more information from the justice department's investigations of Maxwell and Epstein.
The department is seeking court approval to release transcripts of law enforcement officers' testimony before the grand juries that indicted Maxwell and Epstein. The transcripts are usually kept secret. Two federal judges in Manhattan are weighing the government's requests.
Lawyers for Maxwell, Epstein and their alleged victims are due to share their positions on the potential unsealing with the judges in filings on Tuesday.
Epstein died by suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. He had pleaded not guilty.
Markus and Blanche have not provided detailed accounts of what they discussed. Markus has said Maxwell would welcome relief from Trump.
Maxwell was found guilty at a 2021 trial of recruiting and grooming girls for Epstein to abuse. She had pleaded not guilty and is asking the US Supreme Court to overturn her conviction.
Reuters
