Major update in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation — in a huge shift in its approach, the Department of Justice is now willing to work with the late sex offender’s right-hand woman, Ghislaine Maxwell.
In a surprise announcement Tuesday morning shared by Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the FBI and the DOJ would like to know anything Maxwell has to offer about uncharged third parties who participated in Epstein’s criminal enterprise.
Blanche said in the statement the government has already reached out to Maxwell’s legal team and even expects to meet with her “in the coming days.”
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Maxwell’s attorney David Oscar Markus has confirmed to CNN he and his colleagues have ongoing discussions with the government and are “grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case.”
Justice demands courage. For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what do you know? At @AGPamBondi’s direction, I’ve contacted her counsel. I intend to meet with her soon. No one is above the law—and no lead is off-limits. https://t.co/3IZh9viI7i
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) July 22, 2025
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As you know, Maxwell is a former British socialite currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in recruiting and abusing underage girls for Epstein and his collaborators.
The government digging further to uncover people potentially connected to Epstein is a sharp contrast from the statement released by the Justice Department earlier this month, in which the government said a probe into the case had not uncovered evidence to charge third parties — and that no such “list” of his allegedly rich and famous clients existed.
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As you know … the Epstein case has been a hot topic as of late due to the public’s confusion about the murkiness surrounding documents related to the Epstein case and whether or not they will see the light of day.
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The new development also comes as Epstein’s brother Mark continues to push his belief that his brother was killed in federal prison in 2019, and did not hang himself.
