The hearings with Maxwell, the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's assistant, lasted a total of around nine hours on Thursday and Friday in Tallahassee, Florida.
The immunity made it possible for Maxwell – who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for involvement in Epstein's human trafficking – to answer the questions freely without worrying that the answers could be used against her, reports ABC.
This form of temporary immunity is usually used by prosecutors to make people cooperative in investigations.
Questions about 100 people
What has been said in the hearings is unclear. But one goal for Maxwell in contact with the Department of Justice may be that she wants to be pardoned by Donald Trump, something her lawyer David Oscar Markus hinted at on Friday.
We have not spoken to the president or anyone about a pardon yet. And, you know, the president said this morning that he has the power to do so. We hope he exercises that power in a fair and just manner, said the lawyer after a question, according to CNN.
According to Markus, Todd Blanche asked questions about "everything imaginable" and he estimates that Maxwell was asked questions about "around 100 different people".
She did not hold back on anything, he said.
The hearings can be seen as a way for the Department of Justice to show transparency, after the widespread criticism of how Trump's administration handled the so-called Epstein documents and the question of why the documents are not being made public.
"Nothing I've thought about"
The case has become increasingly sensitive for Trump. It is known that he, in his previous life as a businessman, socialized with Epstein, which also applies to a number of other well-known people, including former President Bill Clinton.
Earlier in the week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump's name appears in several places in the investigative material surrounding Epstein and that Attorney General Pam Bondi informed him about it in May.
As late as Friday, Trump denied being informed. He also commented on the speculation about a possible pardon for Maxwell.
It's nothing I've thought about. I am allowed to do it, but it's nothing I've thought about, said Trump.
