From the oblivion of her FCI Tallahassee cell to a new status as a valued and sought-after cooperating witness, convicted sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell is again making headlines.
She received limited immunity for two days of interviews with DOJ’s number 2, Todd Blanche.
For this, she was moved to ‘Club Fed’ Camp Bryan in Texas which can only mean that her collaboration was substantial and valued.
Besides that, the House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Maxwell for a congressional testimony, which is to take place after the Supreme Court hears her appeal against her conviction and 20-year sentence.
To top it all, the DOJ is also seriously weighing the release of the transcripts from Grand Jury proceedings in both the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases.
So, today, Maxwell’s lawyers have filed a response opposing this.
“GHISLAINE MAXWELL’S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT’S MOTION TO UNSEAL GRAND JURY TRANSCRIPTS
Although the government did not oppose allowing the defense to review the grand jury material to assess whether to object to its release, the Court denied that request.
As a result, Ghislaine Maxwell has not seen the material and cannot take an informed position.
Given that she is actively litigating her case and does not know what is in the grand jury record, she has no choice but to respectfully oppose the government’s motion to unseal it.”
Maxwell’s lawyers argue that after Epstein’s suspicious death in prison ‘she became the scapegoat and the only person the government could put on trial.’
Furthermore, Grand Jury proceedings are held without the presence of any defense layers.
“With her case pending before the Supreme Court, the government seeks to unseal untested, hearsay-laden grand jury transcripts, which contain statements presented in secret and never challenged by the adversarial process.”
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