Donald Trump wishes Ghislaine Maxwell well amid reports of joke about ‘randy Prince Andy’

President describes ‘numerous’ meetings with the socialite as ex-Epstein employee tells of her ‘jibe about Duke of York’

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Donald Trump has told reporters that he “wishes Ghislaine Maxwell well” following her arrest but does not “know the situation” regarding Prince Andrew’s alleged links to late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The US president was responding to questions about whether Maxwell would “turn in powerful men” as part of a future plea deal with US prosecutors, The Telegraph says. The British socialite has pleaded not guilty to six charges relating to her alleged role in grooming young girls for her close friend Epstein to abuse.

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Joe Evans is the world news editor at TheWeek.co.uk. He joined the team in 2019 and held roles including deputy news editor and acting news editor before moving into his current position in early 2021. He is a regular panellist on The Week Unwrapped podcast, discussing politics and foreign affairs. 

Before joining The Week, he worked as a freelance journalist covering the UK and Ireland for German newspapers and magazines. A series of features on Brexit and the Irish border got him nominated for the Hostwriter Prize in 2019. Prior to settling down in London, he lived and worked in Cambodia, where he ran communications for a non-governmental organisation and worked as a journalist covering Southeast Asia. He has a master’s degree in journalism from City, University of London, and before that studied English Literature at the University of Manchester.