Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell as the Justice Department seeks the release of grand jury transcripts from the case against the late financier and convicted sex offender.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is expected to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday, two people familiar with the meeting tell CNN, as President Donald Trump continues to face backlash over the Jeffrey Epstein saga.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he met with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday. The big picture: The Trump administration has been facing mounting pressure over its handling of the case as well as bipartisan calls to release all its documents on Epstein.