Ghislaine Maxwell has formally asked a federal court to throw out her sex trafficking conviction, just 48 hours before the latest Epstein files are expected to be published.
Jeffrey Epstein‘s madame, who is serving 20 years for her role in recruiting and trafficking minors for sex for him, filed a habeas petition which claims ‘substantial new evidence has emerged’ showing that she did not receive a fair trial, according to the filing reviewed by ABC News.
Maxwell, who submitted the last-minute court filing without an attorney, wrote: ‘This newly available evidence — derived from litigation against the Federal Bureau of Investigation, various financial institutions, and the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein, as well as from sworn depositions, released records, and other verified sources — shows that exculpatory information was withheld, false testimony presented, and material facts misrepresented to the jury and the Court.’
The disgraced socialite’s last-ditch effort comes after she’s exhausted all of her direct legal appeals, and just two days before the next set of Epstein files are set to be released.
Files started to become unsealed after the Epstein Files Transparency Act was passed by the House on November 18. It was then passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Donald Trump.
The law has some exemptions tied to it, including allowing Attorney General Pam Bondi to withhold certain records if their publication could interfere with an active prosecutions or criminal investigations.
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Ghislaine Maxwell attends a party in 2011
