Justice Department officials interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, in Tallahassee, Fla., on Thursday. Senators used a similar approach in the past to overcome a stalemate on judicial nominations.

A second meeting between Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche took place on Friday for about three hours.

President Trump's Deputy Attorney General is meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell for the second time today. NBC News' Ryan Reilly reports the latest. New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker and former federal prosecutor Kristy Greenberg join Ana Cabrera to weigh in on what could come out of these meetings.

The Times also reviewed other records of the president’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, including an inscription in which the future president called him “the greatest.”

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has theorized that House Republicans declared an early summer recess not only to avoid voting on the Epstein files, but also to give President Donald Trump time to prepare documents to pardon Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Glenn Thrush, New York Times Justice Department Reporter and Vaughn Hillyard, MSNBC White House Correspondent joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with more fallout from the story that the Trump Administration cannot

The American people — and above all, the victims of Mr. Epstein’s crimes — deserve answers to outstanding questions about how he operated, with whose help and in whose service. With the exception of redactions required to protect the innocent and materials that must be withheld while under court seal, the complete F.B.I. files should be released.