Republican leadership in the U.S. House dispatched lawmakers home early Wednesday, cutting short the session by a day before the standard six‑week August recess. The move appeared designed to stall votes on Democratic efforts to publish full case files on Jeffrey Epstein—the politically connected sex offender who died in custody in 2019.
Ghislaine Maxwell met for a second straight day with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in a closed-door session, as the Trump administration faces mounting demands to release additional files tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence in a Florida federal prison, was accompanied by her attorney, David Markus, during the discussions in Tallahassee.
The House Oversight Committee's subcommittee moved to subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton, as well as several others connected to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
A federal judge in Florida has rebuffed the Trump administration’s request to unveil long-held grand jury transcripts connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s mid-2000s investigations.
The Department of Justice intends to meet with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, an unprecedented move when compared to previous administrations.
A former inmate at a Tallahassee, Florida federal prison dorm has dismissed rumors of Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted in connection with Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring, being suicidal. Maxwell, now serving a 20-year sentence after her 2022 conviction, shares the dorm with other female inmates including Jessica Watkins, a convicted participant in the January 6 Capitol riot.