Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met for a second day with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, without offering more than a broad rationale for his hours of questioning. Multiple former federal prosecutors told CBS News they were bewildered by his decision to launch into such talks and described the unfolding events as both unorthodox and…
Washington — The increasing pressure on the Trump administration to release more details about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shows little sign of easing soon. It’s put President Trump’s allies in Congress in a bind as they try to balance the Republican base’s demands for the release of all Epstein-related files against the White House’s…
Trump on DOJ moves on Epstein files Trump reacts to DOJ reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer on Jeffrey Epstein files 02:31 Washington — Todd Blanche, the second highest-ranking Justice Department official, is meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell at the U.S. attorney’s office in Tallahassee on Thursday to discuss convicted sex officer Jeffrey Epstein, a source…
House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News he wants “full transparency” in the case of Jeffrey Epstein, as the Trump administration faces pressure — including from some Republicans — to release more information on the late child sex offender. “We want full transparency. We want everybody who is involved in any way with the Epstein…
DOJ seeks to interview Ghislaine Maxwell amid calls to release all Epstein documents – CBS News Watch CBS News The Justice Department says it plans to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate, as pressure mounts on President Trump to release all case documents. Some Republicans including Rep. Thomas Massie want to keep Congress in…
There is a peculiar deal that world leaders must make with themselves when they sit down beside president Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Yes, they are entering the sanctuary of arguably the most fabled political office in the world. But they are also entering the stream of consciousness of Donald J Trump himself, bystanders…
President Donald Trump reacted on Tuesday to new reporting from CNN featuring newly-surfaced photos of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein attending Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. Asked to respond to the report, Trump told CNN in a phone call: “You’ve got to be kidding me.” The president also repeatedly called the outlet “fake…
Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. Epstein’s attendance at the ceremony at the Plaza Hotel was not widely known until now. In addition, footage from a…
Once a British socialite who lived a life of luxury, Ghislaine Maxwell today is confined in a U.S. prison after being convicted of helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. Now, three years after she was sentenced, a top U.S. Department of Justice official plans to personally interview Maxwell to find out if she…
Washington — Todd Blanche, the second-highest ranking official at the Justice Department, said Tuesday that he plans to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell “in the coming days” about the case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Justice demands courage. For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what…