Ghislaine Maxwell’s meetings with Justice Department shrouded in secrecy

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche held nine hours of closed‑door meetings with Ghislaine Maxwell over two days, drawing scrutiny for personally conducting the interviews—a move legal experts call highly unusual. No details were released about what Maxwell said or any next steps in the Justice Department’s controversial Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Victims’ attorneys and former prosecutors criticized the lack of transparency, with some suggesting the meetings may have been performative or aimed at protecting President Trump, whose name appears in Epstein‑related documents, NBC News has reported. The DOJ recently concluded its review without pursuing further charges.