As President Donald Trump struggles to contain the fallout over his ties to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, lawmakers on Capitol Hill and officials within his own administration are turning to Ghislaine Maxwell, the financier’s longtime co-conspirator and sometime girlfriend.

Maria Farmer, who once worked for Epstein, told The New York Times that she had encountered Trump in Epstein's Manhattan offices in 1995.

Epstein accuser claims she met Trump in disgraced financier’s office in ‘troubling encounter’ - report - Artist Maria Farmer said she urged the FBI to look into people in the disgraced financier’s social circle,

A former Jeffrey Epstein employee said that she told the F.B.I. in 1996 and 2006 about what she considered a troubling encounter with Donald J. Trump.

Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, who once represented disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, says his former client’s longtime co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, “knows everything”

An accuser in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case has recently detailed a disturbing late-night encounter in Donald Trump's office, claiming she felt threatened during the interaction. The accuser describes an eerie atmosphere during the meeting,

Questions persist about how Jeffrey Epstein, who once moved among the world's elite, was able to avoid federal prosecution for so long. A timeline suggests some answers.

Annie Farmer believes the case has been politicised and says the recent wave of publicity has left her feeling "used" and exhausted.

According to Farmer, Trump stood over her, staring at her legs. Epstein then walked in and told Trump, "No, no. She's not here for you." The two men left the room, and Farmer said she overheard Trump say he thought she was 16 years old.

Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer Alan Dershowitz suggests immunity for Ghislaine Maxwell for congressional testimony, calling her the "Rosetta Stone" of the case.

Roy Black, the lawyer who defended high-profile clients including Justin Bieber and Jeffrey Epstein, has died, aged 80, his paw partner said.

Republicans struggled to contain the fallout over the Epstein files, as House Democrats sought to take advantage of the issue while they head home on recess.