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CNN
4 days ago
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- CNN
Maxwell Gets Limited Immunity; Trump Not Ruling Out Pardon - CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
Maxwell Gets Limited Immunity; Trump Not Ruling Out Pardon CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip 47 mins A curious twist in the Epstein saga, a look at what Ghislaine Maxwell received in order to talk to Donald Trump's Justice Department. Plus, from famous to infamous, Americans debate the controversial legacies of fallen stars.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Maxwell is talking 'about everybody' in meetings with the deputy attorney general.
Revelations could be near at hand in the Jeffrey Epstein saga as Ghislaine Maxwell has been granted limited immunity to speak freely in her meetings with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Blanche traveled to the Tallahassee, Florida, prison where the convicted accomplice of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is serving a 20-year sentence, for a nine-hour interview over two days. ABC News first reported on the limited immunity, meaning Maxwell can disclose information without criminally implicating herself. 'She answered questions about everybody,' attorney David Oscar Markus told reporters on Friday evening. The meetings were reportedly initiated by Maxwell herself.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Ghislaine Maxwell granted limited immunity during NINE HOUR grilling by deputy attorney general
Donald Trump's Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche offered Ghislaine Maxwell a limited form of immunity during her two days of questioning over former lover and billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, who is serving 20 years' prison for her involvement in Epstein's sordid crimes, was the one to reach out to the Department of Justice to set up the meetings, ABC News reported. She apparently requested what's known as 'proffer immunity' so that anything she revealed couldn't be used against her at a later date. This form of immunity is specifically provided to people under investigation or facing charges to determine the value of a possible witness. Maxwell has already been tried and convicted. However, Maxwell's lawyer David Oscar Markus said after her questioning: 'There have been no asks and no promises.' Daily Mail has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment. Many believe Maxwell appears to be angling for a pardon from President Donald Trump after she 'didn't hold back' during secret questioning from the Justice Department. Maxwell, 63, completed a second day of interviews with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Friday afternoon. Rumors have swirled that Trump (pictured) may offer Maxwell a pardon for her testimony Markus claimed that his client spoke with Blanche about '100 different people' related to Epstein's child sex trafficking ring. 'They asked about every possible thing you could imagine – everything,' Markus claimed. He also said Maxwell is being used as the 'scapegoat' in the entire Epstein case and has been 'treated unfairly for the last five years.' Her attorney said that they had not put in a formal request with the White House for a pardon for Maxwell following the conclusion of Day 2 of questioning. But Markus didn't rule out taking that action in the future, saying 'things are happening so quickly.' 'The president said earlier he has the power to do so, we hope he exercises that power in the right way,' he said of a potential commutation. Trump refused to rule out invoking his presidential pardon powers for Maxwell when asked on Friday morning. 'I'm allowed to do it, but it's something I haven't thought about,' he said. Blanche flew down to Florida on Wednesday as President Donald Trump 's administration continues to take heat for the alleged 'cover-up' of the Epstein files review. The number two at the Justice Department met at the courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida on Thursday with Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for her crimes. After their meeting, he announced on X that he would have a second day of meetings with Maxwell and her attorney on Friday. 'She literally answered every question,' Markus went on. 'She was asked maybe about 100 different people, she answered questions about everybody and she didn't hold anything back.' Over the course of two days, Maxwell and her attorney have spent more than nine hours answering Blanche's questions. It's not clear when or if the DOJ will release what was learned in the meetings. Markus said Maxwell is grateful to have had the chance to sit-down with Blanche. 'This was the first opportunity she's ever been given to answer questions about what happened,' Markus said. 'The truth will come out about what happened with Mr. Epstein and she's the person whose answering those questions.' Maxwell is continuing to appeal her sex trafficking conviction. The latest effort was opposed by the DOJ last week as she sought for the Supreme Court to take up the case, arguing that she shouldn't have been charged due a 2008 plea deal Epstein struck with the court. Outside the courthouse in Tallahassee on Friday a plane flew overhead with a banner reading: 'Trump and Bondi are protecting predators.' Markus detailed the poor conditions he says his client has experienced over the last five years since Epstein's death in prison on August 10, 2019. He said Maxwell was 'treated like an animal' in prison and 'woken up every 15 minutes.'
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Ghislaine Maxwell given ‘limited immunity' in meetings with deputy attorney general: reports
Ghislaine Maxwell was granted a form of limited immunity to talk during her meetings with Department of Justice officials, according to reports. The British socialite and former ex-girlfriend of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, met with Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on multiple occasions this week – though reportedly initiated to meetings, according to ABC News. The so-called proffer immunity is commonly granted to those that prosecutors are seeking cooperation from in a criminal case. Maxwell was tried, convicted and sentenced in 2022 for sex trafficking underage girls. Such an agreement allowed Maxwell to answer questions from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche – which her attorneys claimed she did fully – sources close to the matter told ABC. Her responses to those questions would not be able to be used against her at a later stage, the sources added. Maxwell, who is serving her 20-year sentence at a federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida, spent a total of nine hours speaking to Blanche about the Epstein case on Thursday and Friday. According to her attorney, David Oscar Markus, Maxwell was 'asked about 100 different people' during her interview' and answered 'every single question asked of her over the last day and a half.' 'She answered those questions honestly, truthfully, to the best of her ability,' Markus, said. 'She was asked about maybe about 100 different people. She answered questions about everybody and she didn't hold anything back." 'She never invoked a privilege. She never refused to answer a question. So we're very proud of her.' Blanche is interviewing Maxwell at a federal courthouse in Tallahassee to discuss others who may have 'committed crimes against victims.' The DOJ has enlisted her help as the fallout continues over the so-called 'Epstein files,' information allegedly containing details of the associates of the disgraced financier, who died by suicide while awaiting his own trial for sex-trafficking in 2019. Though Donald Trump previously promised to release all information related to the Epstein files, the president has come under fire after representatives on both sides of the political aisle and even his own stalwart MAGA support base have criticized the handling of the situation by Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi has shut down rumors about a so-called 'client list' of high-profile individuals who participated in alleged crimes that Epstein committed, with the DoJ and FBI releasing a memo earlier this month saying no such list existed. Recent reports from CNN and The Wall Street Journal also claimed that Bondi alerted Trump, in early spring, that his name appeared in the Epstein Files. Being mentioned in the files does not suggest any wrongdoing, and hundreds of other people were also named. The president has blasted those continuing to obsess over the files and his alleged involvement, blaming the issue on the Democratic party and claiming that the whole thing is a 'SCAM.'
The Independent
4 days ago
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- The Independent
Ghislaine Maxwell given ‘limited immunity' in meetings with deputy attorney general: reports
Ghislaine Maxwell was granted a form of limited immunity to talk during her meetings with Department of Justice officials, according to reports. The British socialite and former ex-girlfriend of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, met with Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on multiple occasions this week. The so-called proffer immunity is commonly granted to those that prosecutors are seeking cooperation from in a criminal case. Maxwell was tried, convicted and sentenced in 2022 for sex trafficking underage girls. Such an agreement allowed Maxwell to answer questions from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche – which her attorneys claimed she did fully – sources close to the matter told ABC. Her responses to those questions would not be able to be used against her at a later stage, the sources added.
