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Epstein case, accomplice breaks silence. A greetings album and Bill Clinton's name turn up

The collaborator of the paedophile finance company answers Todd Blanche for hours. The interrogation will continue today. Epstein's executors are set to hand over to the authorities a 2003 birthday album made for his 50th birthday

25 July 2025

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David Oscar Markus, avvocato di Ghislaine Maxwell, parla con i media mentre lascia l’incontro che la sua cliente ha avuto con i funzionari del Dipartimento di Giustizia presso il tribunale federale di Tallahassee, Stati Uniti, il 24 luglio 2025. REUTERS/Colin Hackley

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Epstein's album arrives at authorities: inside Clinton, Trump denies
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The US Department of Justice interrogated for several hours Ghislaine Maxwell, a former associate and accomplice ofJeffrey Epstein, sentenced to 20 years for sex trafficking. Conducting the interview, which took place in the low-security federal prison in Tallahassee, was Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, a key figure in the Trump administration.

"A very productive day," commented Maxwell's lawyer, David Oscar Markus, emphasising that his client answered all questions without invoking any privilege, in an "honest and complete" manner.

Blanche confirmed on X that the interrogation will continue today and that the department will 'share what it learns at the appropriate time'.

Epstein album arrives at authorities: inside Clinton, Trump denies

Meanwhile, another element has been added to the judicial jigsaw puzzle: Epstein's executors are set to hand over to federal authorities a 2003 birthday album compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for his 50th birthday.

Inside the album - as revealed by the Wall Street Journal - appear messages written by prominent public figures, including Bill Clinton, who hand-wrote a short text about friendship and 'childish' curiosity, and a sexually explicit drawing attributed to Donald Trump, accompanied by an allusive message. Trump denied any involvement, calling the content a "forgery" and filed a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper. "I have nothing to do" with Jeffrey Epstein, Trump said again, speaking to reporters before his departure for Scotland. "I've never been to his island," the president added.

Clinton did not comment, but a spokesman recalled an earlier statement that the former president had severed all ties with Epstein over a decade before his arrest in 2019 and ignored the allegations.

The album would also feature names such as Leon Black, Alan Dershowitz, Vera Wang, Mort Zuckerman and Les Wexner.

Congress summons Maxwell

The conversation between Maxwell and Blanche comes asthe US Congress subpoenaed Epstein's former accomplice to testify before a subcommittee of the House Oversight Committee on 11 August. The chairman of the committee explained that the subpoena was part of an effort to provide definitive clarity on the political and financial responsibilities related to Epstein's network.

Meanwhile, bipartisan pressure grows on Blanche and the Justice Department to make public all unclassified documents relating to Epstein and his circle. Some parliamentarians, such as Republican Thomas Massie, have already introduced a bill to oblige the department to full transparency.