The legal document explains why this matters to her defense. “None of the four named co-conspirators or the 25 men with secret settlements were indicted,” it states. “None of these men have been prosecuted and none has been revealed to Petitioner; she would have called them as witnesses had she known.”
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. She is locked up at FPC Bryan, a minimum-security prison in Texas, and will stay there until at least 2037. She has tried several times to get a new trial over the past few years, but federal courts have rejected all her attempts.
She even appealed to the US Supreme Court in October. She argued she should have been protected by a deal Epstein made with the government, but the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. Her current petition claims the supposed violations at her trial amount to a “complete miscarriage of justice.” Many people have been searching for who was connected to Epstein, hoping for answers about the case.
Maxwell is scheduled to appear virtually before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on February 9. Committee chairman James Comer has said he wants her to testify, stating, “I agree we need to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell.” However, her lawyers have said she plans to use her Fifth Amendment right, which protects her from having to testify.
Her legal team is also trying to appeal to the Trump administration for a presidential pardon or reduced sentence. Maxwell has praised President Trump, who she knows personally. “The President was never inappropriate with anybody.
In the times I was with him, he was a gentleman in all respects,” Maxwell stated. She added that she admires his “extraordinary achievement in becoming the president now.” Her attorney, David Oscar Markus, criticized the Department of Justice’s decision not to support her case, saying, “He’s the ultimate dealmaker, and I’m sure he’d agree that when the United States gives its word, it should keep it.” The case continues to raise questions, especially after concerns emerged about Epstein’s prison video being altered.