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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Wednesday asked a federal court to vacate or correct her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking of minors and other offenses -- a move that could complicate the release of the Epstein files as mandated by a new law.

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"Maxwell, 63, was convicted in 2021 -- after a three-week trial in Manhattan federal court -- of five felonies, including conspiracy, transportation of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and sex trafficking of a minor. A higher court rejected her post-trial appeals, and the Supreme Court declined to take up her case."

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"Maxwell's newly filed petition presents a possible wrinkle in the long-running controversy. The Epstein Files Transparency Act contains exemptions permitting Attorney General Pam Bondi to withhold certain records if their publication could jeopardize active criminal investigations or prosecutions.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer granted a DOJ motion to lift restrictions on grand jury transcripts and other nonpublic records from the case, citing the requirement of the newly passed legislation.

An attorney for Maxwell had argued that public disclosure of those materials would impact her ability to get a fair retrial if she were to succeed in her bid for a new trial."

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Well, now we know what Trump's Personal/WH lawyers were spending all that time at Club Fed plotting with her about.

But personally, with her Qualifications/Criminal History, I think she's prolly eventually gonna end up in the Cabinet or heading the FBI.

S'trewth!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-17 06:02 PM | Reply

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