DOJ releases Ghislaine Maxwell interview transcript
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On Prince Andrew, Maxwell called the allegations against him "mind-blowingly not conceivable", partly due to the size of her house where the events allegedly took place. The royal was accused by Virginia Giuffre, who is not named in the transcript, of sexually abusing her when she was 17. Giuffre took her own life earlier this year.
Maxwell, one of Epstein's closest confidantes, was convicted on child sex trafficking charges and sentenced to 20 years
The interviews with Maxwell came as the Trump administration attempted to quell backlash from Republicans and Democrats alike over its handling of the Epstein investigation.
Maxwell was interviewed after pressure on Trump to release information about whether prominent figures were involved in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.