Democratic Sens. Durbin and Whitehouse sent letter to Deputy AG Blanche seeking commitment that DOJ won't advocate for a pardon or commutation for Ghislane Maxwell.

Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dick Durbin (Ill.) is demanding that the Justice Department turn over all recordings, transcripts and notes from its interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell, the partner of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.

The former British socialite is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Tallahassee, Florida, for helping Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. Outside the courthouse where the meetings were taking place,

Prosecutors say that Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accomplice repeatedly lied, from her arrest to her sex trafficking trial. Her defense lawyer says she will testify truthfully.

Judges deny releasing Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts from cases in New York and Florida - The move comes as the Trump administration faces growing criticism over the Epstein investigations.