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Q Are you aware of whether Maxwell reached out to the Department of Justice to request this interview? A I don't recall how that was initiated. Q So would it be safe to assume that you had no role in the determination that then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would perform this interview? A Oh, I knew Todd Blanche was going to interview her, yes. Q Uh-huh. A I believe -- I don't believe who initiated it. If she reached out to us, I believe -- I don't want to speculate, but I believe Deputy Attorney General Blanche, at the time, reached out to them because there was someone, still living, in prison, who had potential information about other co-conspirators and crimes. Q Were there any concerns at the DOJ about conducting this interview with Ghislaine Maxwell? A No. Not to my knowledge. Q And based on Maxwell's testimony to Todd Blanche, did the Department of Justice take any subsequent actions that were informed by this testimony? A I don't believe so. Mr. Grant. And do you know why or how it became that then-Deputy Attorney General Blanche would be the one to take the interview of Ms. Maxwell? Ms. Bondi. He was leading the Epstein matter and the release of everything from the beginning. Deputy Attorney General, now-Acting U.S. Attorney Blanche was. BY MR. EMMER: Q Maxwell's attorneys stated publicly that Maxwell had provided the names of 100 different people connected to Jeffrey Epstein in the course of her 2-day interview. Did the Department of Justice investigate any of the individuals named in Maxwell's