Transcripts: Epstein’s ex-girlfriend combative and defensive

NEW YORK (AP) — Newly released transcripts show financier Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend was combative and defensive under tough questioning four years ago about her ex-boyfriend’s interactions with underage girls. A federal judge in Manhattan had ordered the release of the transcripts of depositions of Ghislaine Maxwell. The interviews were for a defamation lawsuit brought against Maxwell by an Epstein victim several years ago. The judge rejected arguments from Maxwell’