Trump sends his former defense attorney, now Deputy AG, to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell

Epstein Files Ordeal - The Epstein files ordeal has become a significant crisis, threatening to dominate the news cycle and complicate the GOP's agenda [1] - The Trump administration is attempting to deflect attention from the Epstein files situation [1][2] - Attorney General Pam Bondi informed Donald Trump in the spring that his name appears in the Epstein files [5] - A lawyer for Epstein victims has called for a subpoena of Epstein's estate for a "birthday book" presented to Epstein by Galain Maxwell [6] Government Actions and Investigations - Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch met with Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice, Galain Maxwell, in a Tallahassee courthouse [3] - The Trump administration framed Blanch's visit to Maxwell as a search for answers, complicated by Maxwell's unreliability as a witness [4] - Todd Blanch, as deputy attorney general, had previously mistakenly described himself as Donald Trump's lawyer [12] - The Department of Justice is facing pressure from the White House regarding the Epstein case [24] Political Implications - The administration's handling of the Epstein files has been criticized, with some suggesting a cover-up of powerful people [5][15] - Donald Trump has suggested Republicans should focus on the Russia gate Obama investigation instead of the Epstein case [17][20] - The president himself is calling the political moves in the White House regarding the Epstein case [22]