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July 28, 2025

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Holds Second Day of Meetings with Ghislaine Maxwell
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In an attempt to quell the MAGA base uproar over the Trump
administration's refusal to release the files of dead serial sex abuser
Jeffrey Epstein, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche held a second day
of meetings on Friday with Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year
sentence for conspiring with Epstein. Blanche, who is Trump's former
private attorney, met with Maxwell for nine hours at the federal
courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida.

On Friday, Trump was questioned if he has considered pardoning Maxwell.

Kevin Liptak: "Would you consider a pardon or a commutation for
Ghislaine Maxwell if she's cooperating" -

President Donald Trump: "It's something I haven't thought about. It's
really something" -

Kevin Liptak: "If it's recommended" -

President Donald Trump: "It's something - I'm allowed to do it, but it's
something I have not thought about."

We'll have more on the Jeffrey Epstein case later in the program.


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