Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that it's an "impossible question" whether Ghislaine Maxwell -- who was convicted of trafficking scores of young girls to Jeffrey Epstein for sexual abuse -- is a "credible" witness in her denials of involvement in Epstein's crimes."It's an impossible question to answer," Blanche said in his first on-record statements regarding his two-day July sit-down with Maxwell, after the Justice Department released transcripts from their meeting last month."I met with her for two days.To determine whether a witness is credible takes weeks and weeks and weeks," Blanche said on CNN Tuesday night.Todd Blanche, US deputy attorney general, speaks during a press conference in the James S.
Brady Briefing Room at the White House, on June 27, 2025, in Washington D.C.Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesBlanche said during his interview that "it's really up to the American people to determine what they believe that her answers were credible or whether they found her not credible."MORE: DOJ's meeting with longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell happened after Maxwell initiated contact: SourcesMaxwell was indicted in July 2020, during the first Trump administration.Her trial occurred in late 2021, while former President Joe Biden was in the White House.Ghislaine Maxwell attends the 4th Annual WIE Symposium, Sept.
20, 2013 in New York City.Laura Cavanaugh/Getty ImagesFederal prosecutors had previously charged Maxwell with perjury for alleged lies she told during a 2016 civil deposition in which they said she lied about never recruiting anyone underage to massage Epstein and never witnessing or participating in any criminal acts, denials she largely repeated in her interview with Blanche.Popular ReadsUtah governor says alleged Kirk shooter not cooperating with authoritiesSep 14, 2:25 PMTrump admin updates: White House officials hold prayer vigil for Charlie KirkSep 14, 9:58 PMVideo shows Charlie Kirk shooting sus...