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Ghislaine Maxwell Grilled About Prince Andrew, Other Sex-Trafficking Figures in Eight-Hour Meeting with US Deputy Attorney General

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Ghislaine Maxwell, the 63-year-old convicted sex-trafficker and former close friend of Prince Andrew, was quizzed about her connections to the Duke and "more than 100 different people" connected to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein during a nine-hour meeting with the US Deputy Attorney General. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence in Tallahassee Federal Prison in Florida for procuring and grooming young girls to be sexually abused by Epstein, answered all questions "honestly and truthfully" as she was grilled about her role in Epstein's sex-trafficking ring.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ghislaine Maxwell was asked about Prince Andrew and "more than 100 different people" connected to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein during a nine-hour meeting with the US Deputy Attorney General.
  • Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence in Tallahassee Federal Prison in Florida, answered all questions "honestly and truthfully" and has been granted "limited immunity" for her cooperation.
  • Maxwell was quizzed about her connections to high-profile figures, including Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Les Wexner, Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz, Leon Black, and powerful Wall Street titans.
  • The meeting took place on the orders of Donald Trump, who has found himself embroiled in a huge political row by promising - and then failing - to release the full Epstein Files.
  • Maxwell is hoping for a full presidential pardon and is being considered for a deal that would commute her sentence in return for her cooperation.
  • Prison officials at Tallahassee Federal Prison are "terrified" about Maxwell's safety and are planning to move her to a secure facility due to the growing number of death threats.
  • Maxwell's story is set to be told for the first time in a Congressional hearing on August 11.

Statistics:

  • 9 hours: the length of the meeting between Ghislaine Maxwell and the US Deputy Attorney General.
  • 20 years: Maxwell's sentence in Tallahassee Federal Prison for procuring and grooming young girls to be sexually abused by Epstein.
  • 100+: the number of different people connected to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that Maxwell was asked about during the meeting.
  • 5 million: the number of documents related to the case that have been produced.
  • 11 August: the date of Maxwell's Congressional hearing.

Sources:

  • The Mail on Sunday
  • Page One
  • The President's comments to reporters in Scotland
  • Maxwell's legal team

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