US EditionTrump says he didn’t know about Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison transfer beforehand
UNITED STATES, AUG 6 – President Trump said he was unaware of Maxwell's transfer after a Justice Department interview, which sparked outrage among Epstein victims and families, officials said.
- Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred last week from a low-security prison in Florida to a minimum-security federal prison in Texas.
- The transfer followed interviews conducted by Todd Blanche, Trump’s deputy attorney general who also represents Trump in his 2024 New York criminal trial.
- Trump stated on August 5 that he was unaware of the transfer beforehand and read about it like the public, calling such prison moves "not very uncommon."
- Experts noted Maxwell required a special waiver for the transfer, and former warden Robert Hood described her new prison as "a country club."
- Victims and their families condemned the transfer, with survivors accusing Trump of sending a message that pedophiles get preferential treatment despite public outrage.
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Lawrence: Did Trump lie when he said he didn't know about Ghislaine Maxwell's prison transfer?
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell reacts to Donald Trump insisting he did not know about Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison transfer in advance and the news that the Republican-led House Oversight Committee is officially subpoenaing the Trump Justice Department for the Epstein files.
Trump says he didn’t know about Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison transfer beforehand
President Trump said Tuesday that he didn’t know about Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s recent prison transfer beforehand. “Were you aware of and did you personally approve the prison transfer for Ghislaine Maxwell that your Justice Department —” Trump was asked by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “I didn’t know about it at all, nope. I read…
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