US justice department officials interview Ghislaine Maxwell

Maxwell lawyer says client answered every single question' as deputy attorney general plans another meeting on Friday

The Jeffrey Epstein files scandal swirling around Donald Trump and his administration continued to escalate on Thursday as officials from the Department of Justice met with the late sex offender's longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose lawyer said she answered every question ... honestly and to the best of her ability".

Todd Blanche, the US deputy attorney general, arrived on Thursday morning at the office of the US attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, ABC News reported. The state prosecutor's office is based in the federal courthouse in the Florida capital and Maxwell's lawyers were also seen entering the building.