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Ghislaine Maxwell Names 100 People Linked to Epstein After Getting Immunity Deal

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Ghislaine Maxwell, the infamous Epstein accomplice, has started talking — and the list of names she’s giving federal investigators is reportedly explosive.

According to her lawyer, David Oscar Markus, Maxwell sat down with Justice Department officials this week for two marathon sessions — around nine hours total — and gave information on “100 different people” tied to Epstein. The talks were led by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who reportedly gave her limited immunity in exchange for answering every question.

“This was the first time she’s been allowed to answer questions about what really happened,” Markus told reporters Friday. “The truth will come out about Epstein, and she’s the one giving those answers.”

Maxwell, 63, is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking and conspiracy. Her attorney says she didn’t take the Fifth once during questioning and that Blanche “asked her about everything imaginable.”

“If she lies, they can charge her,” Markus said. When a reporter reminded him she was already charged with perjury at one point, Markus fired back that those counts were dropped after her conviction.

Trump Connection?

Speculation is already swirling that Maxwell’s cooperation could be part of a bid for clemency from President Donald Trump. Markus called Trump “the ultimate dealmaker” and said his client was “treated unfairly” and “didn’t get a fair trial.”

Trump, however, brushed off questions on Sunday while in Scotland. “I don’t know anything about the conversation,” he said. “This is no time to be talking about pardons.”

“No One Is Above the Law”

Blanche himself teased the talks earlier in the week, posting on X: “No one is above the law — and no lead is off-limits.”

Sources told ABC News that Maxwell reached out to the DOJ first, setting up the proffer agreement that protected her from having her statements used against her in court. These kinds of deals are typically offered when prosecutors want cooperation for bigger cases.

But Maxwell’s credibility is shaky. In 2022, the DOJ said she had shown a “significant pattern of dishonest conduct” and never took responsibility for her crimes. Still, Markus hinted that Epstein had struck a deal years ago that “no potential co-conspirators would be prosecuted,” suggesting the government may have broken that promise.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has previously hinted at releasing the so-called “Epstein client list,” but nothing has surfaced yet. Maxwell’s testimony could change that.

Ghislaine Maxwell Answered DOJ’s Questions On 100 Tied To Epstein, Attorney Says

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By Daily Caller. Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney told reporters Friday that the convicted sex trafficker answered questions about nearly 100 people allegedly connected to Jeffrey Epstein.

David Oscar Markus, Maxwell’s lawyer, said his client was questioned extensively over two days and was “asked about every possible thing you could imagine — everything,” according to the New York Post. Maxwell is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence after her 2021 conviction on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges.

“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 who’s answering those questions.”

Maxwell met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday to discuss her ties to Epstein and answer questions about her role in the trafficking network.

Blanche said in an X post that he would return Friday for a second day of interviews with Maxwell.

(Read more from “Ghislaine Maxwell Answered DOJ’s Questions On 100 Tied To Epstein, Attorney Says” HERE)

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Ghislaine Maxwell Granted Limited Immunity While Giving DOJ ‘100 Different People’ Linked to Jeffrey Epstein: Report

By New York Post. Notorious sex criminal Ghislaine Maxwell answered questions from Justice Department officials about “100 different people” linked to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, an attorney for the disgraced socialite claimed Friday following two days of interrogation led by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche during which she was reportedly granted limited immunity.

David Oscar Markus told reporters that his client, currently serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted in Manhattan of federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges in December 2021, was “asked about every possible thing you could imagine – everything.”

“This was the first opportunity she’s ever been given to answer questions about what happened,” Markus added. “The truth will come out about what happened with Mr. Epstein and she’s the person who’s answering those questions.”

Blanche had “every single question” answered during the sitdown, Maxwell’s attorney also said, with the British-born convict declining to plead the Fifth Amendment.

“If she lies they could charge her with lying,” Markus noted. (Read more from “Ghislaine Maxwell Granted Limited Immunity While Giving DOJ ‘100 Different People’ Linked to Jeffrey Epstein: Report” HERE)

Trump Was Told by Bondi His Name Appeared Multiple Times in Epstein Files: Report

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According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy Todd Blanche informed President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein that the Department of Justice and the FBI reviewed.

The officials told Trump of their plan not to release any additional documents, the report says, because the material contained child pornography and the personal information of victims.

President Trump, according to the Journal, said he would defer to the Justice Department’s decision not to release additional files on Epstein, the wealthy financier and convicted sex offender who died by suicide in jail in 2019.

According to the report, Trump was also informed that the names of many other high-profile individuals appeared in the documents, which the Journal reported was not evidence of wrongdoing.

The Trump administration did not say anything publicly about the decision not to release additional files until July, when it angered many of Trump’s supporters by announcing that it would not release any additional files after earlier promising to do so. (Read more from “Trump Was Told by Bondi His Name Appeared Multiple Times in Epstein Files: Report” HERE)

Ghislaine Maxwell Breaks Silence to Deputy AG One Day after House Subpoena

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U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida on Thursday – just one day after a Congressional committee voted to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice to provide additional testimony surrounding his years of sex crimes.

Speaking to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee on Thursday afternoon, Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, said his client and Blanche had a “very productive day.” H

“[Blanche] took a full day and asked a lot of questions,” Markus said. “Miss Maxwell answered every single question. 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.”

Markus declined to comment on whether the pair would be meeting again Friday, but Blanche said they would be meeting again.

“Today, I met with Ghislaine Maxwell, and I will continue my interview of her tomorrow,” Blanche said in a post on X Thursday. “The Department of Justice will share additional information about what we learned at the appropriate time.” (Read more from “Ghislaine Maxwell Breaks Silence to Deputy AG One Day after House Subpoena” HERE)

Florida Judge Says ‘Hands Are Tied,’ Won’t Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts

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A federal judge has denied the Trump administration’s request to unseal transcripts from Florida grand jury proceedings related to a 20-year-old criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, saying her “hands are tied.”

U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida Robin Rosenberg wrote in her denial that an unrelated 2020 ruling by the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals “does not permit” her to unseal grand jury records in instances not covered by the criminal procedure rule, CNBC reported.

“Eleventh Circuit law does not permit this Court to grant the Government’s request; the Court’s hands are tied — a point the Government concedes,” Rosenberg wrote.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) petitioned the U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, Florida, to obtain the transcripts from two grand juries that convened there in 2005 and 2007, respectively.

In its argument for the transcripts, which are normally left sealed in such cases, the DOJ pointed to a “strong public interest in the historical investigation into Jeffrey Epstein,” the convicted sex offender suspected of trafficking minors to other pedophiles. (Read more from “Florida Judge Says ‘Hands Are Tied,’ Won’t Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts” HERE)

Roy Black, Famed Defense Attorney for Rush Limbaugh and Jeffrey Epstein, Dies

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Roy Black, a prominent Miami defense lawyer whose clients included Jeffrey Epstein and William Kennedy Smith has died at the age of 80, his law partner said Tuesday.

The Miami Herald reported that Black, a father of two, died on Monday at his home in Coral Gables.

“For more than 30 years, Roy was my teacher, mentor and friend,” said his law partner, Howard Srebnick, in an email to The Associated Press. “The loss(es) I feel personally and professionally are immeasurable.”

Black represented, and won, a slew of high-profile clients, including Justin Bieber and race car driver Helio Castroneves.

In Miami, Black was viewed in legal circles as the GOAT, the greatest of all time, said fellow defense attorney David O. Markus, who compared his late colleague to NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan.

“He worked harder than any lawyer I know. And he outlawyered every prosecutor who he ever went up against. I will miss him. His impact on criminal defense is beyond measure,” Markus said in an email to the news outlet. (Read more from “Roy Black, Famed Defense Attorney for Rush Limbaugh and Jeffrey Epstein, Dies” HERE)

Justice Department Wants to Interview Jeffrey Epstein’s Former Girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell

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The Department of Justice wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse underage girls and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence, a senior official said Tuesday.

If Maxwell “has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post on X, adding that President Donald Trump ”has told us to release all credible evidence.” A lawyer for Maxwell confirmed there were discussions with the government.

The overture to attorneys for Maxwell, who in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison, is part of an ongoing Justice Department effort to cast itself as transparent following fierce backlash from parts of Trump’s base over an earlier refusal to release additional records in the Epstein investigation.

As part of that effort, the Justice Department, acting at the direction of the Republican president, last week asked a judge to unseal grand jury transcripts from the case. That decision is ultimately up to the judge. (Read more from “Justice Department Wants to Interview Jeffrey Epstein’s Former Girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell” HERE)

House Speaker Mike Johnson: No Vote on Releasing Jeffrey Epstein Documents before Recess

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that there will be no vote on some documents relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case before Congress breaks for the August recess.

Johnson made the announcement after “the House Rules Committee advanced the measure last week, and as the lower chamber prepares to break for the weeks-long August recess on Thursday,” per the Hill.

Johnson told reporters that the House will not vote on the resolution before the August recess, adding that he wants to give the Trump administration more time.

“Here’s what I would say about the Epstein files: There is no daylight between the House Republicans, the House, and the president on maximum transparency,” Johnson said in the Capitol on Monday. “He has said that he wants all the credible files related to Epstein to be released. He’s asked the attorney general to request the grand jury files of the court. All of that is in process right now.”

“My belief is we need the administration to have the space to do what it is doing and if further Congressional action is necessary or appropriate, then we’ll look at that,” he added. “But I don’t think we’re at that point right now because we agree with the president.” (Read more from “House Speaker Mike Johnson: No Vote on Releasing Jeffrey Epstein Documents before Recess” HERE)

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Trump’s Epstein Problem Just Got a Lot Bigger

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. . .[T]he Jeffrey Epstein scandal is proving difficult to tamp down.

Now a rebel band of Republican lawmakers including some of MAGA’s biggest stars – like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert – are joining forces with hundreds of Democrats to force a bombshell ballot on the Epstein files.

Despite the typical partisan battle lines being drawn on most issues in Washington, D.C. these days, this matter in particular has created an unlikely set of bedfellows.

Progressive Democrat Ro Khanna and libertarian-minded Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky teamed up last week to introduce the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which would compel Attorney General Pam Bondi to publicly release all unclassified materials relating to Jeffery Epstein.

The duo’s resolution is receiving the the backing of a diverse set of members, including New York socialist darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michigan ‘Squad’ member Rashida Tlaib, as well as Boebert of Colorado, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, and Greene of Georgia. . .

Even if only the 10 GOP co-sponsors of the resolution were to support it, it would easily pass the House as just a simple majority is needed, which is 218 votes out of 435. (Read more from “Trump’s Epstein Problem Just Got a Lot Bigger” HERE)

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WATCH: The REAL Reason the Epstein ‘Client List’ Is Never Getting Released

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Jeffry Epstein’s rumored ‘client list’ will never be released to the public by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), according to a former agent.

John Kiriakou, an ex-CIA officer who was jailed in 2012 for leaking the agency’s waterboarding interrogation techniques used at Guantanamo Bay, shared his views on the controversial pedophile – including his opinion on the alleged list of clients.

Kiriakou, who sat down for an episode of Patrick Bet-David’s podcast, told the media personality that he believes the alleged list will not see the light of day because it holds incredibly valuable intelligence information that the CIA would never hand over simply because the public demanded to see it.

The CIA whistleblower, who works for Sputnik- a Russian government news outlet – specifically said he believes that Epstein, 66, was employed by Israel’s intelligence service, Mossad – and that is why the list will not come out.

‘I believe that he was a Mossad access agent. It makes perfect sense to me,’ Kiriakou said. It has never been established that Epstein had ties to Mossad.

‘Jeffrey Epstein, in my view, is a textbook case of an access agent. I’ve said this before, but I think it’s important and it bears repeating,’ he told Bet-David.

(Read more from “The REAL Reason the Epstein ‘Client List’ Is Never Getting Released” HERE)

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