Washington, D.C. [US], August 24 (ANI): Ghislaine Maxwell, widely believed to have had the most direct knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long sex-trafficking operation, claimed there was no client list, no blackmail scheme, and — to her knowledge — no high-profile Epstein associates who committed illicit acts in connection with the notorious sex offender’s crimes, ABC News reported.
The account was provided by Epstein’s convicted co-conspirator to a top U.S. Department of Justice official during a highly unusual two-day interview session last month, according to a transcript and audio of the conversation released Friday by the DOJ, as per ABC News.
Maxwell said that during her time with Epstein — from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s — she never witnessed or heard of any inappropriate or criminal activity involving U.S. President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, or any other well-known men who associated with Epstein, according to the transcript.
She described Trump as cordial and a “gentleman in all respects” in her interactions with him. Clinton, she said, was a “truly extraordinary” man and a “fantastic ex-president,” according to the transcript of the meetings, which took place at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tallahassee, Florida.
The 63-year-old Maxwell, who has been incarcerated since her arrest in 2020, also claimed she was misidentified by a key witness at her criminal trial and insisted she was not involved in the sexual exploitation of minors.
“I did introduce him to women. I did, but not underage women,” she said. “And I did look for masseuses, I did. I went to spas, and if I met somebody who said she was a masseuse, I did not check their credentials.”
“There is no list,” Maxwell told Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. “I’m not aware of any blackmail. I never heard that. I never saw it, and I never imagined it,” ABC News reported.
Epstein was arrested in July 2019 and charged in a federal indictment with conspiracy and child sex trafficking. He died in custody a month later while awaiting trial. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging, according to ABC News. (ANI)
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