Pam Bondi deliberates releasing secret Ghislaine Maxwell interview

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Jeffrey Epstein's former lover Ghislaine Maxwell said she never saw Donald Trump do anything that would have 'caused concern' during a secret interview with DOJ attorneys.

The details come as Attorney General Pam Bondi is weighing whether to release an audio recording of the interviews her deputy conducted with Maxwell last month. 

The Justice Department recorded its more than nine-hour sit-down with the convicted child sex trafficker, CNN reported

Amid pressure to be more transparent about the Jeffrey Epstein case, Trump's administration is considering if the recordings should be made public. 

And Maxwell did not disclose anything 'harmful' about Trump during the closed-door meeting, sources told ABC News. 

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche went down to Florida last month to spend two days questioning Maxwell about what she knows in regards to Epstein's horrific crimes.

The ex-partner of Epstein reportedly told Blanche that she did not see Trump do anything that would have 'caused concern,' the sources detailed. 

Maxwell, 63, is currently serving out a 20-year sentence for crimes related to sex trafficking conspiracy and enticing and transporting minors to engage in illegal sexual acts. 

Just days after the sit-downs with Blanche, Maxwell was transferred from the low-security Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, Florida, to the minimum-security all-women's Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas

In her cooperation with federal authorities, the Epstein associate appears to be angling for a pardon from President Donald Trump.

The DOJ is considering whether to release a recording it has of hours of interviews with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell

The DOJ is considering whether to release a recording it has of hours of interviews with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell 

Maxwell (pictured) sat for nine hours of interviews last month to reveal what she knows about Jeffrey Epstein's child sex trafficking crimes

Maxwell (pictured) sat for nine hours of interviews last month to reveal what she knows about Jeffrey Epstein's child sex trafficking crimes

Her attorney David Oscar Markus said after the second day of questioning concluded that they had not put in a formal request with the White House for a pardon. 

But he didn't rule out taking that action in the future, saying 'things are happening so quickly.' 

'The president said earlier he has the power to do so, we hope he exercises that power in the right way,' he said of a potential commutation.

Markus also said his client 'didn't hold back' during questioning from the Justice Department, that's now revealed to be on tape.

He said Maxwell spoke with Blanche about '100 different people' related to Epstein's child sex trafficking ring.

'They asked about every possible thing you could imagine – everything,' Markus claimed.

He also said Maxwell is being used as the 'scapegoat' in the entire Epstein case and has been 'treated unfairly for the last five years.'

Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking conspiracy

Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking conspiracy