Ghislaine Maxwell has denied that US President Donald Trump engaged in any “inappropriate” behaviour in connection with Jeffrey Epstein, according to newly released Justice Department transcripts.
The Justice Department on Friday published the full transcript of Maxwell’s interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, which took place across two days last month.
In the exchange, Maxwell said: “I never witnessed the President in any inappropriate setting in any way,” the transcript stated.
She described Trump’s relationship with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, as no more than “friendly like people are in social settings.”
Maxwell also dismissed claims involving other powerful men linked to Epstein, insisting she had not seen misconduct.
“Never, ever saw any man doing something inappropriate with a woman of any age,” she said.
She went further, saying she does not believe former President Bill Clinton received a massage from any of the young women trafficked by Epstein.
Maxwell rejected allegations that she acted as Epstein’s accomplice in abusing underage women, maintaining she knew “nothing” about such activity.
Her defence attorney, David Oscar Markus, posted on X that the Justice Department transcript reinforced her claim of innocence.
He argued: “She is innocent and never should have been tried, much less convicted, in this case.”
Markus said her composure during the prison interview demonstrated her credibility, despite what he called “five torturous years in custody” under harsh conditions.
He contrasted Maxwell’s testimony with claims made by Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, accusing her of fabricating allegations against high-profile figures.
Giuffre has previously alleged abuse involving Trump, Clinton, Alan Dershowitz, and Prince Andrew, claims she has defended in public interviews.
At the same time, the Justice Department delivered a batch of Epstein-related documents to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
The handover followed a subpoena issued by committee chairman James Comer, demanding full access to the department’s files.
“The production contains thousands of pages of documents,” a committee spokesperson confirmed.
Trump responded to the development, saying he backed transparency but cautioned against collateral damage.
“Innocent people shouldn’t be hurt. But I’m in support of keeping it totally open,” he told reporters.
He added: “I couldn’t care less. You got a lot of people that it could be mentioned in those files that don’t deserve to be. Because he knew everybody in Palm Beach. I don’t know anything about that.”
Comer said the panel intends to make the records public after reviewing them carefully.
He stressed that protecting victims’ identities and safeguarding ongoing criminal proceedings remain a priority.
“We’re going to work as quickly as we can,” the Kentucky Republican said.
“This is sensitive information. We want to make sure we don’t do anything that will harm or jeopardize any victims that were involved in this. But we’re going to be transparent.”
The Oversight Committee has not confirmed when the documents will be released.
Epstein, a financier with extensive social ties, was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges when he died by suicide in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019.
Maxwell, 63, was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison for trafficking young women and girls for Epstein. She is serving her sentence at a federal facility in Florida.
