The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of the interview Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche did with Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.“In the interest of transparency, the Justice Department is releasing the complete transcript and audio of my proffer of Ms. Maxwell. The transcript and audio are linked below,” Blanche said in a post on X.The audio is divided into segments to reflect breaks during the interview. Some segments are shorter than others. Shorter segments are a result of audio tests and size limitations per recorded session.Except for the names of victims, every word is included. Nothing removed.…— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) August 22, 2025Maxwell given limited immunityAccording to the transcripts, the Justice Department gave Maxwell limited immunity so that she could discuss her criminal case, but did not promise any other benefits in exchange for her testimony, according to the transcript.“The most important part of this agreement is that this isn’t a cooperation agreement, meaning that by you meeting with us today, we’re really just meeting,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Maxwell, according to a transcript.“I’m not promising to do anything.” If Maxwell lied in the interview, however, she could face additional charges, Blanche said.‘Didn’t see Trump in inappropriate setting’Maxwell told Blanche that she never saw President Donald Trump in an “inappropriate setting.”“I never witnessed the President in any inappropriate setting in any way,” Maxwell said, according to the transcript. “The President was never inappropriate with anybody.”Maxwell also told Blanche that she was not aware of any “client list” of Epstein’s.Story continues below this adAccording to Maxwell, Trump was always cordial and kind to her.“As far as I’m concerned, President Trump was always very cordial and very kind to me,” Maxwell said, according to the transcript. “And I just want to say that I admire his extraordinary achievement in becoming the President now.”Epstein who pleaded not guilty on sex-trafficking charges, died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence after her 2021 sex trafficking conviction. Prosecutors said she recruited underage girls for Epstein to abuse during encounters that began as massages and then escalated into unwanted sexual activity.Trump administration’s damage controlThe release of the interview transcripts comes as the Trump administration scrambles to present itself as transparent amid a fierce backlash over an earlier refusal to disclose a trove of records from the sex-trafficking case.Story continues below this adThe disclosure represents the latest Trump administration effort to repair self-inflicted political wounds after failing to deliver on expectations that its own officials had created through conspiracy theories and bold pronouncements that never came to pass.By making public two days worth of interviews, officials appear to be hoping to at least temporarily keep at bay sustained anger from President Donald Trump’s base even as they continue to sit on other evidence they had suggested was being prepared for public release.Couldn’t care less: TrumpEarlier, speaking at the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said he “couldn’t care less” about the Epstein files.“Innocent people shouldn’t be hurt, but I’m in support of keeping it totally open. I couldn’t care less,” he said.Story continues below this adTrump, who termed the Epstein files a ‘Democrat hoax,’ suggested that a lot of people who don’t deserve to be there have been mentioned in it.“You got a lot of people that could be mentioned that are in those files that don’t deserve to be, because he knew everybody in Palm Beach. I don’t know anything about that,” he said.House Oversight Committee receives Epstein filesMeanwhile, the House Oversight Committee has received the first batch of Epstein-related files from the Justice Department. This includes 33,000 pages of documents, according to committee staff.“The Committee intends to make these records public after thorough review to ensure any victims’ identification and child sexual abuse material are redacted,” a spokesperson for Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said. “The Committee will also consult with the DOJ to ensure any documents released do not negatively impact ongoing criminal cases and investigations.”Story continues below this adThe committee subpoenaed files related to the late sexual predator following a public outcry over the administration’s handling of its promises to release more information related to Epstein conduct and demise. House Democrats seized on the issue and ultimately helped push Comer to subpoena the DOJ for documents along with every living U.S. attorney general as well as Bill and Hillary Clinton.“The Trump DOJ is providing records at a far quicker pace than anything the Biden DOJ ever provided,” the committee spokesperson added.