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The United States Department of Justice is seeking to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, officials said on Tuesday, July 22, as the Trump administration struggles to quell a furor over its handling of the explosive case. The British former socialite is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted of sex trafficking of minors on behalf of Epstein, who died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial.

"President (Donald) Trump has told us to release all credible evidence," US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said, in a statement on X. Blanche said an FBI review of the evidence against Epstein had found nothing "that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties." However, if Ghislaine Maxwell "has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say," Blanche said. Blanche added he was in touch with Maxwell's attorneys, and he expects to meet with her in the coming days.

David Oscar Markus, Maxwell's lawyer, confirmed, on X, that he was in discussions with the government and said "Ghislaine will always testify truthfully." "We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case," Markus added.

The Trump administration's handling of the Epstein case has threatened to split the Republican's far-right Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, with some of his supporters calling for a full release of the so-called Epstein files.

The president sued media magnate Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal last week after it published a story on Trump's longtime friendship with Epstein, a wealthy financier with connections to powerful figures.

Epstein was found hanging dead in his prison cell while awaiting trial on charges that he sexually exploited dozens of underage girls at his homes in New York and Florida, in what the New York medical examiner ruled a suicide.

Le Monde