DOJ Releases Audio, Transcript Of Maxwell Prison Interview

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🗓️ 23 August 2025

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This afternoon, the Justice Department for the first time released information about Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s interview with Ghislaine Maxwell. In the interview she says she doesn’t think Epstein died by suicide. She also downplays President Trump’s involvement with Epstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:16.0	This is CNN Breaking News.
0:18.9	Welcome to the lead.
0:20.1	I'm filmatically in for Jake Tapper. And let's get straight to the breaking news in Welcome to the lead. I'm Phil Mattingly in for Jake Tapper, and let's get straight to the
0:23.1	breaking news in our law in justice lead. Just a short while ago, the Justice Department
0:27.7	released a transcript and audio of its recent interview with convicted sex trafficker
0:32.4	and Jeffrey Epstein's associate, Galane Maxwell. Now, this is from a two-day, hours-long interview
0:39.1	Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche conducted with Maxwell
0:42.2	last month.
0:43.5	In the transcript, Maxwell talked about President Trump's
0:46.6	friendship with Epstein, Epstein's suicide,
0:49.1	the millions of dollars found in her accounts,
0:51.6	Maxwell also denied ever recruiting a woman
0:53.9	from Trump's Mar-Lago estate
0:55.5	and criticized the testimony from an underage victim who testified against her.
1:01.2	This and much, much more.
1:03.6	Combing further through these transcripts for us is CNN crime and justice correspondent,
1:08.2	Caitlin Paulens.
1:09.2	Caitlin, let's start with what Maxwell said about President Trump's friendship with
1:13.4	Jeffrey Epstein.
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