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The Justice Department has released audio of the interview of Ghislaine Maxwell,
the former girlfriend of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
She's serving a 20-year prison sentence and she denies witnessing President Trump doing anything inappropriate.
I never saw the president in any type of massage setting.
I never witnessed the president in any inappropriate setting in any way.
The president was never inappropriate with anybody.
Hey.
In the times that I was with him, he was a gentleman in all respects.
Maxwell is seeking a pardon from President Trump and has been accused of lying to federal officials.
The interview was conducted by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch shortly after she was moved to a less restrictive federal prison in Texas.
Texas's congressional redistricting plan is now in the hands of Governor Greg Abbott.
Abbott is expected to sign off on the bill after final passage of the state Senate overnight.
The new congressional map demanded by President Trump is...