Epstein’s ex Ghislaine Maxwell moved to lower-security prison after Trump official meeting
Her case has been under intense scrutiny after the Justice Department said it would not release more files from the Epstein investigation
Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell had been transferred from a Florida prison to a lower-security facility in Texas to continue serving her 20-year sentence for helping the late financier sexually abuse underage girls, the US Bureau of Prisons said on Friday.
Maxwell’s move from FCI Tallahassee, a low-security prison, to the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, comes a week after she met with Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche, who said he wanted to speak with her about anyone else who might have been involved in Epstein’s crimes.
Maxwell’s lawyer, David Markus, confirmed she was moved but said he had no other comment. Spokespeople for the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Asked during a White House interview with Newsmax on Friday about the possibility of pardoning Maxwell, President Donald Trump said: “I’m allowed to do it, but nobody’s asked me to do it.” He added: “I know nothing about the case.”
Asked about what was discussed between Maxwell and the deputy attorney general last week, Trump said he believed Blanche “just wants to make sure that innocent people aren’t hurt” should documents in the Epstein probe be released.
The BOP classifies prison camps such as Bryan as minimum security institutions, the lowest of five security levels in the federal system. Such facilities have limited or no perimeter fencing.