WASHINGTON - Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker at the center of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, told senior Justice Department officials last month that she does not believe Epstein was a paid Israeli intelligence agent. Now seeking a reduced sentence or a pardon from President Donald Trump, Maxwell also addressed Epstein's ties to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

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