Releasing case files would have little relevance to her appeal.
As I understand it, Maxwell's appeal is based soley on the immunity agreement given to all Epstein associates during his first trial.
In exchange for pleading guilty Epstein was given a 13-month sentence with work release eligibility plus, anyone associated with him involving these charges received immunity from prosecution. Maxwell's argument is that she received immunity from being involved in Epstein's crimes from the State of Florda.
This was the deal worked out between Allan Dershowitz (defense attorney for Epstein) and the state of Florida. Alex Acosta, then AG of Florida, has since gone on record that he was barred from influencing the plea agreement because Epstein was an intelligence matter and was "above his pay grade" to interfere with the "sweetheart" deal.
In addition to the criminal trials there have also been law suites, including over a hundred-million-dollar payout from the US Virgin Islands from a class action suits from Epstein's victims and of course the Virginia Guthrey one against Prince Andrew.
Anyway, Ghislaine claims she had immunity, and the New York case was still based off of old crimes that took place before the plea deal in Florida.
I don't think the courts would unseal the Maxwell trial as a matter of course. But according to Allen Dershwiz, as of yesterday, he says there is no file or book of Epstein clients, and nothing ever came out about clients in the first trial. He said, if there is anything about clients it was sealed by the NY district courts and so, Trump has no power to release that case, it would have to be the courts who release the case file for the Maxwell trial.
What I do not get is there would have had to have been investigative case files that lead to the indictments in NY for both Epstein and Maxwell. What are in those case files?
They claim the writ of habeas corpus — a court order that requires a person in custody to appear before a judge to determine if their detention is lawful — would be “on the basis of new evidence such as government misconduct that would have likely changed the trial’s outcome.”
“I’d be surprised if President Trump knew his lawyers were asking the Supreme Court to let the government break a deal,” Maxwell’s lawyer David Oscar Marcus said. “He’s the ultimate dealmaker — and I’m sure he’d agree that when the United States gives its word, it should keep it.”
“With all the talk about who’s being prosecuted and who isn’t, it’s especially unfair that Ghislaine Maxwell remains in prison based on a promise the US government made and broke,” he added.
May just be me, but this sounded a bit like a threat…
It does sound like a veiled threat. However, I think the NY case had to have had crimes committed between 08 and 2017, new crimes for which there was no immunity.
Releasing case files would have little relevance to her appeal.
As I understand it, Maxwell's appeal is based soley on the immunity agreement given to all Epstein associates during his first trial.
In exchange for pleading guilty Epstein was given a 13-month sentence with work release eligibility plus, anyone associated with him involving these charges received immunity from prosecution. Maxwell's argument is that she received immunity from being involved in Epstein's crimes from the State of Florda.
This was the deal worked out between Allan Dershowitz (defense attorney for Epstein) and the state of Florida. Alex Acosta, then AG of Florida, has since gone on record that he was barred from influencing the plea agreement because Epstein was an intelligence matter and was "above his pay grade" to interfere with the "sweetheart" deal.
In addition to the criminal trials there have also been law suites, including over a hundred-million-dollar payout from the US Virgin Islands from a class action suits from Epstein's victims and of course the Virginia Guthrey one against Prince Andrew.
Anyway, Ghislaine claims she had immunity, and the New York case was still based off of old crimes that took place before the plea deal in Florida.
Thank you for this detailed reply.
So, do you think there’s a chance the files get released through the SCOTUS docket if they take her appeal on?
I think it’s meritless. But there appears to be more pieces in play with all this than are visible at first glance.
I don't think the courts would unseal the Maxwell trial as a matter of course. But according to Allen Dershwiz, as of yesterday, he says there is no file or book of Epstein clients, and nothing ever came out about clients in the first trial. He said, if there is anything about clients it was sealed by the NY district courts and so, Trump has no power to release that case, it would have to be the courts who release the case file for the Maxwell trial.
What I do not get is there would have had to have been investigative case files that lead to the indictments in NY for both Epstein and Maxwell. What are in those case files?
Courtlistener has some from Giuffre v. Maxwell. Which I had forgotten about until today.
If one of those John Does fears being killed for what he did as a client of Ghislaine and Epstein’s, then it likely isn’t a hoax…
May just be me, but this sounded a bit like a threat…
It does sound like a veiled threat. However, I think the NY case had to have had crimes committed between 08 and 2017, new crimes for which there was no immunity.