President Donald Trump’s director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons is firing back after a Democratic lawmaker accused the administration of giving luxury treatment to Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Maxwell, who authorities said helped run Epstein’s child trafficking operation for years, was controversially moved from a facility in Florida to an amenity-filled “prison camp” in Bryan, Texas generally reserved for low-level offenders, breaking the rules that usually would prohibit sex offenders from such a facility — right around the time the administration was trying to get her testimony to turn down the temperature on public outrage over the Epstein case files.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, broke down the apparent injustice of it all in an interview on CNN this week.
“Oversight and Judiciary Dems visited Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison today, it is essentially a pristine park with fountains and ample green space,” said Garcia, posting his reaction to X. “She’s the only convicted sex offender there … this isn’t justice.”
He demanded answers as to why then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, now Trump’s acting attorney general and nominee for the permanent role, sent her to that facility.
This comes amid separate reporting that prison staff at the Bryan facility refused to answer basic questions from lawmakers on the tour.
In response, the official X account for the Federal Bureau of Prisons lashed out.
“Inmate Ghislaine Maxwell’s designation and transfer were made independently by BOP and were based on these factors that required additional security measures,” said the statement. “Inmate safety is a key consideration, and we could no longer ensure her safety at her original facility. The current facility provided BOP the opportunity for improved security measures and a leadership team specifically equipped to handle the management of these needs.”
“Chairman Garcia’s comments on CNN are not only categorically false but also serve to denigrate the men and women of BOP, who work hard every day to ensure safety and security in often challenging and demanding environments,” the statement concluded.
This comes months after a whistleblower revealed Maxwell is receiving customized meals and private recreation time at her new facility.
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