India, Aug. 23 -- The Justice Department on Friday released the transcript of a weeks-old interview with convicted deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

It marked one of two steps by the White House to quell backlash over its handling of the Epstein files-a controversy that has unsettled even President Donald Trump's supporters, CNN reported.

The other step, a push to unseal grand jury testimony, has been described by judges as a diversionary tactic with little substance.

Epstein was arrested again on July 6, 2019, on federal charges for the sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York. He died by hanging in his jail cell on August 10, 2019.

Maxwell denies wrongdoing, casts doubt on crimes

In her int...