DOJ Meets With Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘Mysterious Box’ Sparks Epstein Case Speculation
Ghislaine Maxwell was spotted with a mysterious box that she appeared to receive after speaking with prosecutors on Friday, igniting speculation about what was inside.
Maxwell, who was accompanied by guards after meeting with Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday, was transported in a white sedan back to the FCI Tallahassee prison complex, where she has been serving a 20-year sentence on underage sex-trafficking charges since 2022.
Dressed in a brown prison jumpsuit, Maxwell was escorted through barbed wire fencing as a guard trailed behind her holding the box.
The guards stood outside the building for nearly two minutes before being let inside.
According to sources, Maxwell had returned from a meeting with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tallahassee, where she met with Blanche.
“Today, I met with Ghislaine Maxwell, and I will continue my interview of her tomorrow. The Department of Justice will share additional information about what we learned at the appropriate time,” Blanche wrote on X after the meeting.
He said Maxwell answered questions “honestly,” highlighting a level of trust building between Maxwell and the U.S. Justice Department.
While the topics of discussion were not detailed, Maxwell’s attorney, Oscar Markus, thanked Blanche for being generous with his time to come and learn what his client may still reveal about Jeffrey Epstein.
“We are grateful that the government is trying to uncover the truth. They have never before spoken with her and we trust the process,” Markus wrote on X.
Maxwell is serving out her sentence in Florida after being found guilty of grooming underage girls for the sexual gratification of Epstein, who died in jail in 2019.
She has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that a 2009 non-prosecution agreement was unlawfully ignored after she was convicted.
Last week, DOJ lawyers disputed Maxwell’s characterization of the agreement, saying it only applied to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Florida.
Maxwell has offered to share new details about Epstein’s abuse and his powerful circle of associates, some of whom have been implicated in the discovery of a 2003 book of messages congratulating Epstein on his 50th birthday.
President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, and others have been alleged to have submitted letters to Epstein.
Trump denied that a crude message under his name was his, suing The Wall Street Journal and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, for publishing a story about the birthday messages.
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