Ghislaine Maxwell was granted a form of limited immunity to talk during her meetings with Department of Justice officials, according to reports.
The British socialite and former ex-girlfriend of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, met with Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on multiple occasions this week – though reportedly initiated to meetings, according to ABC News.
The so-called proffer immunity is commonly granted to those that prosecutors are seeking cooperation from in a criminal case. Maxwell was tried, convicted and sentenced in 2022 for sex trafficking underage girls.
Such an agreement allowed Maxwell to answer questions from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche – which her attorneys claimed she did fully – sources close to the matter told ABC.
Her responses to those questions would not be able to be used against her at a later stage, the sources added.
Maxwell, who is serving her 20-year sentence at a federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida, spent a total of nine hours speaking to Blanche about the Epstein case on Thursday and Friday.
According to her attorney, David Oscar Markus, Maxwell was “asked about 100 different people” during her interview” and answered “every single question asked of her over the last day and a half.”
“She answered those questions honestly, truthfully, to the best of her ability,” Markus, said. “She was asked about maybe about 100 different people. She answered questions about everybody and she didn’t hold anything back.”
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