The Justice Department is preparing to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, as the Trump Administration faces pressure to unearth new evidence in the case of the deceased financier and release long-promised files related to Epstein’s network.

Last week, Trump posted on social media that the controversy around possible federal files on sex offender Epstein was a hoax perpetrated by Democrats that "some stupid Republicans" believed. He later asked the justice department to seek court approval to release testimony taken during grand jury proceedings against Epstein.

Important people want to talk to Gislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator serving 20 years in a prison in Florida. Here's what to know.