The latest effort by Trump subordinates is intended to quell a political crisis precipitated by the department’s announcement that it would not release more files related to the Epstein investigation.

Deputy Attorney General TODD BLANCHE has asked for a meeting with GHISLAINE MAXWELL, the former socialite who was convicted of conspiring with Epstein in his child sex-trafficking scheme.

Deepening the pain: “They’re the ones that opened the can of worms on the Epstein conversation,” the ally said. “No one made them do this, which makes it sting even worse.”