Attorney General Pam Bondi has released a statement from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announcing he anticipates meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell.

The Justice Department has asked lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell if she would be willing to speak with U.S. prosecutors, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday he expected to meet with her in the coming days.

President Donald Trump's deputy attorney general – and former criminal defense attorney – Todd Blanche will seek a meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed her deputy to reach out to Maxwell,

Pam Bondi took office as Florida's first female attorney general in 2011. Epstein had gotten out of the Palm Beach County Jail two years earlier.

Bipartisan pressure is mounting over the limited scope of the Justice Department's disclosures regarding Epstein.

This challenge would be based on new evidence, including alleged government misconduct, that could have potentially changed the outcome of her trial.