The Justice Department’s No. 2 official has met with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump on Friday did not answer when asked about possible clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell, saying it is an ongoing investigation. Maxwell is a longtime associate of wealthy financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump has repeatedly denied prior knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and claimed he cut off their relationship long ago. For a president skilled at manipulating the media and controlling the Republican Party, it has been the most challenging test of his ability to shift the conversation in his second term.

Does she have information that could potentially help? Yes. Will she be truthful about it? Who knows,” lawyer Bradley Edwards told MSNBC.