KATE PAYNE and ED WHITE.

An airplane towing a banner that reads "Trump and Bondi are protecting predators" is seen over the Florida Capitol, Friday, July 25, 2025, in Tallahassee, Fla., as Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche meets with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the nearby federal courthouse. (AP Photo/Colin Hackley)

Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell finishes interviews with Justice Department officials

Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell has finished 1 1/2 days of interviews with Justice Department officials. Maxwell’s lawyer said Friday she answered questions “about 100 different people.” Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison term in Tallahassee, Florida, for helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. Maxwell’s interview is related to the controversy about the Epstein investigation. The Justice Department says it won’t release any more files after pledging otherwise. Maxwell’s attorney says she answered questions “truthfully.” Officials say Epstein killed himself in his New York jail cell while awaiting trial in 2019, but his case has generated endless conspiracy theories because of his and Maxwell’s links to famous people including Donald Trump.

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