Ian Maxwell And The 20/20 Interview (5/27/26)

The Vault: The Epstein Files · May 27, 2026 · 17m · transcript

In the ABC News 20/20 special about Ghislaine Maxwell and her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking scandal, her brother Ian Maxwell gave an extended interview defending his sister and offering personal context about her life and their family. Maxwell described their upbringing as privileged yet emotionally complicated, noting that his sister was one of nine children of media mogul Robert Maxwell and had been somewhat “spoiled” by their father. He said he met Epstein only briefly and did not know the details of his sister’s adult life with him, but insisted that Epstein’s crimes and…