India, June 11 -- Vice President JD Vance allegedly proposed that conservative commentator Tucker Carlson interview convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell as the White House scrambled to contain political fallout tied to the Jeffrey Epstein files controversy, according to a new report.

The claims were detailed in an excerpt from the forthcoming book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, published by The New York Times Magazine.

According to the report, Vance viewed the administration's handling of the Epstein files as "a huge problem" politically and believed a high-profile interview could help address mounting speculation and public backlash.

The emergency meeting reportedly took place in the White House S...