The Justice Department’s decision to send Trump appointee Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to interview Ghislaine Maxwell in prison is drawing backlash.  Legal analyst Lisa Rubin joins Morning Joe to call the move is “beyond unusual” and “reeks of something untoward,

Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted in 2021 for her role in helping Epstein recruit, groom and abuse underage girls.

President Donald Trump’s effort to unseal Jeffrey Epstein-related grand jury transcripts has hit a temporary roadblock. The federal judge overseeing the Trump administration’s request to unseal records from Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case said Tuesday that the DOJ’s filing “does not adequately address” several factors the court must weigh when considering the disclosure of secret grand jury materials.

The Justice Department says officials want to know if the imprisoned Epstein associate has information about anyone else “who has committed crimes against victims.”

The Department of Justice wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. A former prosecutor talks about what could come if grand jury testimony is unsealed. Plus, three parents who lost children to fentanyl discuss a new law signed by President Trump permanently classifying it as a Schedule 1 drug.

The Department of Justice said Tuesday it has reached out to Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell for a meeting amid backlash over the administration’s handling of files related to Epstein.