US President Donald Trump wished Tuesday "good luck" to Ghislaine Maxwell, the ex-relative of Jeffrey Epstein imprisoned and accused of helping the late financier to sexually exploit minors.
"I just wish her good luck, frankly," replied the US president to a reporter who asked him if he thought she could give investigators compromising information on powerful figures that Jeffrey Epstein was dating. He added that he had met Ghislaine Maxwell "many times" when she lived in Palm Beach, Florida, where the US president has a residence.
Up to 35 years in prison
He did not directly answer the question of whether he thought this jetset figure could compromise other figures, such as ex-President Bill Clinton or Prince Andrew, the son of the Queen of England. on the hot seat from the start that the Epstein scandal erupted last summer. "I did not really follow" this case, indicated the president. “I don't know the situation with Prince Andrew”.
Queen Elizabeth II's second son has been accused by alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, Virginia Roberts-Giuffre, of having sex with her when she was 17, allegations he has consistently denied.
After missing from circulation for over a year - since Jeffrey Epstein's arrest in July 2019 and his death in prison the following month - Ghislaine Maxwell, 58, was arrested on July 2 and faces up to 35 years in prison in case of conviction. Incarcerated without the possibility of bail, the daughter of the late British media mogul Robert Maxwell pleaded not guilty at a hearing in New York on July 14.
