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Maxwell Reportedly Didn't See Trump Being 'Inappropriate'
Maxwell Transcripts Released
Aug 22, 2025 5:24 PM CDT

Maxwell Transcripts Released

Convict told Blanche that Trump behaved as 'a gentleman' in her presence, record shows

(Newser) - Federal inmate Ghislaine Maxwell said she admires President Trump, according to transcripts released Friday, and never saw him receive a massage or act inappropriately. The comments were included in Justice Department transcripts of the two-day interview by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche last month of Jeffrey Epstein's onetime girlfriend...

Judge Keeps Epstein Transcripts Under Wraps

Manhattan judge says government's request appears to be a 'diversion' from files held by DOJ

(Newser) - A Manhattan judge has refused to unseal grand jury transcripts from the Jeffrey Epstein case. On Wednesday, Judge Richard Berman declined the government's request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the disgraced financier's 2019 sex trafficking prosecution, the New York Times reports. Berman ruled that the government...

DOJ Pledges to Turn Over First Epstein Files This Week

Panel's deadline was Tuesday, and Democrats say the the department isn't in full compliance

(Newser) - The Justice Department has notified Congress it will start releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein as soon as Friday, according to Republican Rep. James Comer. The Kentucky Republican, who chairs a House Oversight subcommittee, said the DOJ committed to begin providing records the panel had subpoenaed, the Washington Post...

Hunter Biden Unfazed by Melania Trump's Threat

Son of former president responds with expletive when asked about apology over Epstein comments

(Newser) - Hunter Biden is dismissing the idea of apologizing over comments he made about Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Melania and Donald Trump—despite the threat of a billion-dollar lawsuit from the first lady.
  • "F--- that. That's not going to happen," Biden told Andrew Callaghan, host of the
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First Lady Warns Hunter Biden, Threatens $1B Suit

Legal team for Melania Trump demands apology from former first son over claims on her Epstein ties

(Newser) - Melania Trump has threatened Hunter Biden with a $1 billion lawsuit after he alleged that she met her husband, President Trump, through the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a letter, attorneys for the first lady called Biden's claim "false, disparaging, defamatory, and inflammatory," reports...

Judge Denies Move to Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Transcripts

Says move would risk 'unraveling the foundations of secrecy upon which the grand jury is premised'

(Newser) - Transcripts of the secret grand jury testimony that led to the sex trafficking indictment of Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell won't be released, a judge decided Monday. As the AP reports, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written ruling that the government had suggested that the...

Epstein Accusers Weigh In on Maxwell Case

'This is all very exhausting,' one noted in letter to NY judges on DOJ's handling of records in the case

(Newser) - Women who say they were abused by Jeffrey Epstein are feeling skeptical and anxious about the Justice Department's handling of records related to the convicted sex offender, with some backing more public disclosures as an overdue measure of transparency, and others expressing concerns about their privacy and the Trump...

House Oversight Panel Issues a Flurry of Epstein Subpoenas

They want a look at depositions of Bill and Hillary Clinton, former attorneys general, FBI directors

(Newser) - The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Justice Department on Tuesday for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a congressional probe that lawmakers believe may show links to President Trump and other former top officials. The Republican-controlled committee also issued subpoenas for depositions with former President...

A New Look Inside Epstein's NYC Mansion
A New Look Inside
Epstein's NYC Mansion
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Aug 5, 2025 8:32 AM CDT

A New Look Inside Epstein's NYC Mansion

New York Times describes the scene

(Newser) - The New York Times is out with new details about what life was like inside Jeffrey Epstein's palatial seven-story townhouse in Manhattan. The story includes previously unreported snippets of letters from powerful friends, as well as photos, that provide a sense of the convicted sex offender's legendary parties....

Ghislaine Maxwell Gets a Surprise Transfer

Epstein associate has been moved from federal prison in Florida to low-security Texas prison camp

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislane Maxwell has been transferred from a federal low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida, to a prison camp in Texas, the Bureau of Prisons announced on Friday, though it didn't get into too much detail on the move, reports the Washington Post . Maxwell's lawyer also confirmed...

Interest in Docuseries Spikes During Epstein Files Debate

Other programs about the case also provide context

(Newser) - With the debate over releasing government files on sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein renewed, viewers are looking to documentaries for more information on the case. For the week of July 18-24, Netflix reports that its 2020 docuseries Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich spiked in viewership, totaling 73.1 million minutes watched for...

Giuffre Family: What Did Trump Know?

Statement urges president to keep 'monster' Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars

(Newser) - The family of the late Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre is urging President Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, warning that any leniency for Epstein's accomplice would be "one of the highest travesties of justice." Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for her role in...

Trump: Epstein 'Stole' Giuffre From Mar-a-Lago

He said he broke with Epstein because he was 'taking people who worked for me'

(Newser) - President Trump said Tuesday that Jeffrey Epstein "stole" young women who worked for the spa at Mar-a-Lago, the latest evolution in his description of how their highly scrutinized relationship ended years ago. One of the women, he acknowledged, was Virginia Giuffre, who was among Epstein's most well-known sex...

Maxwell Has Many Demands in Return for Testimony

A grant of formal immunity is among them

(Newser) - Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell say she is willing to testify to House investigators—but with plenty of conditions attached. Her attorneys have sent the House Oversight Committee a list of demands, including a formal grant of immunity, CNN reports. Attorney David Oscar Markus noted that Maxwell is appealing her sex-trafficking...

Geoffrey Epstein Is Causing Some Confusion

Massachusetts man is running for mayor, causing some consternation with his famous name

(Newser) - Sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein continues to dominate headlines some six years after his death—which is rather inconvenient for a man of the same-ish name running for office in Massachusetts. Geoffrey Epstein, an Australian-born mayoral candidate in Framingham, says most locals know him as a former theoretical physics professor and...

On Epstein, Trump May Have a Joe Rogan Problem

Podcaster won't let it rest, while most Americans disapprove of president's handling of the issue

(Newser) - Three stories on Tuesday illustrate how President Trump continues to take flak over the Jeffrey Epstein files from across the political spectrum:
  • Rogan: Media writer Brian Stelter of CNN notes that Joe Rogan continues to hammer away at the topic, counting no fewer than 40 mentions of Epstein's name
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Maxwell Asks SCOTUS to Overturn Conviction

Her lawyers say Epstein's Florida deal should shield her from prosecution

(Newser) - Ghislaine Maxwell is asking the US Supreme Court to overturn her 2022 sex-trafficking conviction, arguing that a deal Jeffrey Epstein struck with federal prosecutors should have protected her from prosecution. The core of Maxwell's appeal centers on a 2008 non-prosecution agreement (NPA) Epstein reached with authorities in Florida—...

Sources: Maxwell Had Some Protection During DOJ Queries

Convicted sex offender reportedly was given limited immunity to reveal what she knows about Epstein

(Newser) - Sources say that Ghislaine Maxwell was the one who initiated her meetings this week with the DOJ's Todd Blanche, and that she was offered limited immunity to reveal what she knows about her late partner, sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reports ABC News , which adds it's "almost unheard...

Trump: 'I'm Allowed' to Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell

Still, president says clemency for sex offender is 'something I have not thought about'

(Newser) - The Justice Department has been meeting with convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, partner of the late disgraced financier and fellow sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though her attorney says there've been "no promises yet" of clemency for her from President Trump, who has been tied to Epstein over the...

An Exit Strategy for the Epstein Mess
An Exit Strategy
for the Epstein Mess
OPINION
Jul 25, 2025 8:10 AM CDT

An Exit Strategy for the Epstein Mess

Wall Street Journal editorial page says Bondi, Patel need to show some political courage

(Newser) - The editorial page of the Wall Street Journal isn't happy with anyone in DC over what it terms the "Epstein follies." Yes, the Trump administration has botched its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, but the editors are calling out Democrats, too. After all, they had access...

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