Ghislaine Maxwell speaks out for first time as she shares how much Jeffrey Epstein paid her
Ghislaine Maxwell has revealed the staggering amount of cash Jeffery Epstein paid her every year.
The convicted sex offender gave an extensive interview to US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche last month as she continues to seek either a presidential pardon or a reduction in her 20-year sentence for aiding Epstein in the sex trafficking of underage girls.
In the 337-page transcript from the interview Maxwell can be seen discussing numerous topics with Blanche, including her relationship with Epstein, her encounters with US President Donald Trump and denying the existence of the infamous 'client list'.
It's understood that Maxwell and Epstein met and became romantically involved during the 1990s, however the 63-year-old revealed that by 1999 her relationship with the disgraced financier had soured.
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"By 1999 our relationship had foundered. We stopped having sexual relations in 1999, not full sex," she explained, adding that she realised their relationship was fully over when he refused to visit her during the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
She added: "Then I knew, as anyone did at that time, if you're not going to be there for someone in 9/11, you're never going to be there."
Maxwell also revealed that Epstein regularly paid her vast sums of money after the end of their romantic relationship, up to $250,000 (£184,782) a year as recently as 2009.
In regards to Epstein's death in 2019, Maxwell said she believed the 66-year-old had not taken his life but didn't believe he'd been killed to silence him either, adding that he'd likely been murdered by another inmate.
"I do not believe he died by suicide, no," she said. "If it is indeed murder, I believe it was an internal situation."
In regards to the rumoured 'client list', Maxwell stated: "There is no list... I'm not aware of any blackmail. I never heard that. I never saw it, and I never imagined it."
When it came to discussing her interactions with President Trump, the man she is hoping to seek a pardon from, Maxwell stated that she'd never witnessed the 79-year-old engaging in inappropriate behaviour.
"The President was never inappropriate with anybody. In the times I was with him, he was a gentleman in all respects," Maxwell stated.
"President Trump was always very kind and very cordial to me. And I just want to say, I admire his extraordinary achievement in becoming the president now. And I like him, and I have always liked him."
Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, US News, Crime
Brenna Cooper