GHISLAINE Maxwell has claimed Donald Trump “was never inappropriate with anybody” while pals with Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein’s convicted accomplice made the comments to Justice Department officials the US President during a two-day interview last month.
Maxwell was questioned by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in Tallahassee, Fla.
Her claims have come to light after transcripts and audio files were released today.
She also told how she met Trump for the first time in 1990.
“I may have met Donald Trump at that time, because my father was friendly with him and liked him very much,” Maxwell said, according to the transcript.
Her father, Robert Maxwell, was the owner of the New York Daily News at the time.
Robert was fond of Trump’s then-wife, Ivana because she was also from Czechoslovakia, according to Maxwell.
The transcripts were made public as the Trump administration continues to battle speculation surrounding the late disgraced financier.
The administration faced backlash in February when right-wing influencers were invited to the White House and provided by Bondi with binders marked “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” and “Declassified”.
The socialite said: “President Trump was always very cordial and very kind to me”.
Maxwell was asked by Blanche whether she believed anyone killed Epstein in prison.
The conspiracy theory over the financier’s death has refused to die despite medical reports saying he committed suicide.
She said: “I think, is it possible? Of course it’s possible.
“But I don’t know of any reason why, and I don’t believe in the blackmail or in any of this, I don’t think Epstein had a hit on like that.”
She added: “I do not believe he died by suicide, no.”
Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell on August 10, 2019.
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found guilty of child sex trafficking and other crimes.
After her interview, for undisclosed reasons, the prisoner was moved from the low-security federal prison in Florida to a minimum security prison camp in Texas.
When asked about the DOJ questioning Maxwell, the US President previously told reporters: “I don’t know about it, but I think it’s something that sounds appropriate to do.”
He added: “I didn’t know that they were going to do it. I don’t really follow that too much. It’s sort of a witch hunt.”
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed last month his plans to meet with the disgraced British socialite.
He posted on X: “Justice demands courage.
“For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what do you know?”
He added that he had contacted Maxwell’s counsel on the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
“I intend to meet with her soon. No one is above the law—and no lead is off-limits,” he wrote.
Meanwhile Maxwell’s family suggested “government misconduct” could be used as new evidence to challenge her imprisonment.
And her brother Ian Maxwell, 68, hopes to get her out of jail using new evidence.
But the dossiers contained information that was already largely made public.
He recently told the Daily Mail that he fears for his sister’s life.
A statement from Blanche posted on Bondi’s X account reads: “President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence. If Ghislane Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say.
“Therefore, at the direction of Attorney General Bondi, I have communicated with counsel for Ms. Maxwell to determine whether she would be willing to speak with prosecutors from the Department.
“I anticipate meeting with Ms. Maxwell in the coming days.
“Until now, no administration on behalf of the Department had inquired about her willingness to meet with the government. That changes now.”
Maxwell’s attorney David Oscar Markus told Axios that discussions with the government are underway.
The House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee also voted on Tuesday to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell.
A committee spokesperson said: “Since Ms. Maxwell is in federal prison, the Committee will work with the Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons to identify a date when Committee can depose her.”
Since Epstein’s death, speculatIion has been rife that he blackmailed prominent figures involved with his heinous crimes.
It comes after the final footage of Jeffrey Epstein alive was finally released six years after his death.
There has been speculation and conspiracy theories that others were involved.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced this month that Epstein died by suicide – despite rife conspiracy theories to the contrary.
