Ghislaine Maxwell Granted Partial Immunity by US Justice Department

Ghislaine Maxwell received partial immunity from the US Department of Justice prior to agreeing to interviews with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, the New York Times reports, citing an informed official. The official clarified that this protection would be voided if Maxwell, the accomplice of financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, were to lie during the discussions. The immunity granted to Maxwell, termed “proffer immunity,” is typically offered to individuals prosecutors intend to cooperate with in a criminal investigation.