Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said President Trump should task someone with going over “every single angle” of the controversy surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“I think in the end, the president will have to appoint somebody to go through every single angle,” Gingrich, a Trump ally, said during his Wednesday appearance on the “Cats & Cosby” radio show on WABC 770 AM.
The former Speaker said the administration should make an effort to talk to longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted on sex trafficking charges and is serving a 20-year sentence.
“And frankly, I think they’re going to have to get Ghislaine Maxwell to talk, and if that means cutting some kind of a deal, whatever it takes, they’re going to have to find out from her, because she was there for over 20 years,” the former House Speaker told hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby. “She knows, and she has information.”
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Maxwell in prison in Tallahassee, Fla., on Thursday.
On Wednesday evening, Maxwell’s brother Ian Maxwell said in an email to the New York Post: “She will be putting before that court material new evidence that was not available to the defense at her 2021 trial, which would have had a significant impact on its outcome.”
President Trump’s MAGA base has pushed for more transparency regarding the Epstein files, particularly after a joint Justice Department and FBI memo said the late financier did not have a “client list” and that he died by suicide in 2019 in prison while awaiting trial.
Gingrich said he finds it “hard to believe” that Epstein committed suicide
The administration is looking to move on from the Epstein controversy, as some House Republicans have joined Democrats in calling for the release of all documents related to the Epstein case.
Last week, the White House said that Trump “would not recommend a special prosecutor” to review the handling and documents related to Epstein’s case.
