The Justice Department on Monday defended prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein’s madam Ghislaine Maxwell — as US Attorney General Pam Bondi faces a brewing firestorm over files related to the notorious pedophile.

J ustice Department prosecutors interviewed Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday, after officials said they would ask her about Epstein’s other associates—but critics have raised concerns about whether her testimony can be trusted, pointing to Maxwell’s ongoing prison sentence and history of allegedly lying under oath.