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The Justice Department on Friday released the transcript and audio recording of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s two-day interview last month with Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Blanche said in a post on social media that the Justice Department redacted victims’ names, but otherwise did not alter the transcript or recordings.

“The audio is divided into segments to reflect breaks during the interview,” Blanche posted on social media. “Some segments are shorter than others. Shorter segments are a result of audio tests and size limitations per recorded session. Except for the names of victims, every word is included. Nothing removed.” Maxwell’s attorney had said at the time that Blanche asked her about potentially “100 different people” and “answered every single question."

The interview was conducted in Tallahassee, not far from where Maxwell was serving a a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. In the days after the interview, Maxwell was transferred to a different prison with less security in Texas.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/22/epstein-trump-sex-trafficking-doj/