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The document is a routine endorsement letter for an O‑1 visa, mentioning high‑profile individuals only in a perfunctory manner. It provides no concrete allegations, financial details, or actionable le Authored by entertainer David Blaine in support of a visa applicant named Svetlana. Mentions performances for former presidents, secretaries, and other notable figures, but only in a c Describes the

Page 216 United States Department of Justice INTERVIEW OF: GHISLAINE MAXWELL DATE: July 25, 2025 APPEARANCES: For the United States: Todd Blanche, Deputy Attorney General Diego Pestana, Acting Associate Deputy Attorney General Spencer Horn, FBI Special Agent Mark Beard, Deputy U.S. Marshal For Ghislaine Maxwell: David Markus Leah Saffian Melissa Madrigal Page 217 1 I N T E R V I E W 2 *** 3 SPENCER HORN: Good morning. It is 4 Friday, July 25th, the time is 9:24 a.m. My name is 5 Spencer R. Horn. I'm the Assistant Special Agent in 6 Charge of FBI New York. And we are here for a 7 recorded proffer agreement with Ms. Maxwell. 8 TODD BLANCHE: Good morning, Ms. Maxwell. 9 How are you? 10 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: Good morning. 11 TODD BLANCHE: Good. So the proffer 12 agreement we signed yesterday, I just -- there's a 13 place on it for us to all kind of initial. It's 14 exactly the same document and you'll see your 15 signature. If you can just initial right to the left 16 of -- right here. 17 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: Here? 18 TODD BLANCHE: Right there. 19 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: Oh, it's okay. 20 TODD BLANCHE: And then Mr. Markus will -- 21 DAVID MARKUS: Yes. 22 TODD BLANCHE: -- initial as well. Thank 23 you. 24 And just to kind of -- before we get 25 going, I'll just say that exactly the same folks that Page 218 1 were here when we met yesterday are here today. So 2 there's no -- I'm not going to do formal 3 introductions, because it's exactly the same group of 4 folks. 5 So we're continuing, Ms. Maxwell, our 6 discussion of yesterday. And the same -- the same 7 kind of rules apply. If you -- we'll take breaks, if 8 you need to talk to Mr. Markus or your lawyers, no -- 9 absolutely no problem. Just let me know. I'll try 10 to ask my questions in a coherent manner, but if 11 there's anythi

Letter of Support for O‑1 Visa Application from Magician David Blaine The document is a routine endorsement letter for an O‑1 visa, mentioning high‑profile individuals only in a perfunctory manner. It provides no concrete allegations, financial details, or actionable leads regarding misconduct or illicit activity involving powerful actors. Key insights: Authored by entertainer David Blaine in support of a visa applicant named Svetlana.; Mentions performances for former presidents, secretaries, and other notable figures, but only in a celebratory context.; Describes the applicant’s charitable work and fundraising abilities without specific donor names or amounts.

Vague email referencing Clinton, Woody Allen, Elena Kagan in TV production budget discussion The passage contains only informal, speculative remarks about budget figures and mentions of high‑profile names without any concrete allegations, transactions, dates, or actionable leads. It lacks specificity needed for investigative follow‑up, making it low‑value despite the presence of well‑known figures. Key insights: Mentions "clinton woody kagan, do not add one penny to budget" – no context or details.; References a TV‑production budget estimate of $1,250,000 and suggests low‑cost reality TV production.; Names several public figures (Clinton, Woody Allen, Justice Elena Kagan, David Brooks, Lena Dunham) in a casual, non‑specific manner.