DOJ official expects to meet with Jeffrey Epstein procurer Ghislaine Maxwell soon

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he plans to meet soon with Ghislaine Maxwell to ask her other potential sexual abusers

Maxwell, a British socialite, is serving a 20-year prison term for her role in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking enterprise

Meanwhile, Laura Cavanaugh | Getty ImagesA top Department of Justice official said Tuesday that he intends to meet soon with Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite serving a 20-year prison term for her role in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking enterprise, to ask her "what do you know" other potential sexual abusers

The evidence shows extraordinary announcement by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche comes after weeks of controversy and criticism of the Trump administration for recently reneging on mises to make public more details of investigative files the late money manager Epstein and Maxwell

President Donald Trump, who years ago had been a friend of Epstein, has chafed under that criticism and suggested that the furor over the withholding of the Epstein files is a "hoax" cooked up by Democrats, considering recent developments

Blanche's statement on X, which was retweeted by Attorney General Pam Bondi, raises the question of whether Maxwell will cooperate with the DOJ, possibly in hopes of receiving a reduction in her prison term

Maxwell's lawyer, David Oscar Markus, in his own X post, wrote, "I can confirm that we are in discussions with the government and that Ghislaine will always testify truthfully. ""We're grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case," wrote Markus, in today's financial world

She has asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal of her conviction in U

District Court in Manhattan (this bears monitoring)

However, Conversely, "President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence," Blanche wrote in his social media post (which is quite significant)

From left, Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on Feb

Davidoff Studios Photography | Photos | Getty Images"If Ghislaine Maxwell has information anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say," Blanche wrote

On the other hand, "Therefore, at the direction of Attorney General Bondi, I have communicated with counsel for Ms (which is quite significant), in today's market environment

On the other hand, Maxwell to determine whether she would be willing to speak with secutors from the Department

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Maxwell in the coming days

Until now, no administration on behalf of the Department had inquired her willingness to meet with the government," Blanche wrote. "That changes now. "Read more CNBC coverageHouse speaker starts August recess early to avoid Jeffrey Epstein votesTrump China tariff deadline ly to be ext, Bessent saysDOJ official expects to meet with Jeffrey Epstein curer Ghislaine Maxwell soonJudge in Trump Murdoch libel case handled lawsuit president dropped against Michael CohenHunter Biden blames Ambien for President Biden's terrible Trump debateTrump Media builds $2 billion bitcoin hoard, as crypto swells president's net worthTreasury Secretary Bessent calls for a review of 'the entire' Federal ReserveBessent: Collecting Aug. 1 tariffs 'will put more pressure' on trade partners for dealsTrump disputes WSJ report on Bessent talking him out of firing PowellBlanche's tweet also said that the "Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths, nor from the responsibility to pursue justice wherever the facts may lead. "He said that a joint statement issued on July 6 by the DOJ and FBI "remains as accurate today as it was when it was written

Conversely, ""Namely, that in the recent thorough review of the files maintained by the FBI in the Epstein case, no evidence was uncovered that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties

Nevertheless, "Blanche previously served as a criminal defense attorney for Trump when the president was charged in a series of felony cases between his first and second stints in the White House

Moreover, Trump on Tuesday told reporters, "I don't know it" when asked what he thought Blanche's outreach to Maxwell's lawyer. "But I think it's something that would be, sounds appriate to do," Trump said

Asked if he had any concern Blanche being the one to question Maxwell given his past work for the president as a defense lawyer, Trump replied, "No, I have no concern

In contrast, ""He's a very talented person

Nevertheless, He's very smart," Trump said of Blanche, given the current landscape. "I don't really that too much," Trump said of the Epstein controversy, which he has railed for weeks. "It's of a witch hunt, just a continuation of the witch hunt

In contrast, "This's news (which is quite significant)