While the world has been fired up about the recent Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, all eyes and ears should be on the high-profile trial of Ghislaine Maxwell that started today.
Why is this case so important?
Maxwell is accused of orchestrating an elite pedophile ring, procuring and grooming minor girls to perform sex acts for the late Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted pedophile, from 1994 through 2004. She was also his longtime madam. The pair were regularly seen and photographed with high-profile people such as Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton.
BREAKING: Judge rules to unseal dozens of documents about Ghislaine Maxwell's personal affairs, including Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with the Clintons including 'funding received from the Clinton Global Initiative and the Clinton Foundation'https://t.co/rSzySxQfGJ
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 1, 2021
BREAKING: Bill Clinton joined Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on undisclosed trips to India, China, Japan and Taiwan, and flew on the notorious Lolita Expresshttps://t.co/6MqrZrWdM6
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 15, 2021
As the trial ensues, the names of several people may be released.
Epstein had long been on the radar for his exploitation of minor girls. In 2008, he made a deal with prosecutors after the parents of a 14-yr-old girl accused him of molesting their daughter. Instead of receiving life in prison, he was given an 18-month sentence and was allowed to leave the prison for 12 hours a day, six days a week, on “work release.” He was released on probation after only 13 months.
According to the New York Post, “Until his bust in 2019, Epstein had escaped federal prosecution for sex trafficking because of a non-prosecution agreement he inked with the Justice Department in 2008. The deal secretly settled a probe that included 40 underage girls, and Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges in Florida and served just 13 months in prison.” Epstein was found dead in his jail cell in 2019 before he could be taken to trial.
Maxwell has been charged with the following:
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Conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts
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Enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts
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Conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity,
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Transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity
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Sex trafficking conspiracy
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Sex trafficking of a minor
There are also an additional two counts of perjury for which she will be tried separately.
Maxwell has been in prison awaiting trial since her arrest in July 2020. Her bail has been denied five times due to her vast financial resources and connections that could easily allow her to escape beyond the court’s jurisdiction.
The trial is slated for six weeks. If convicted on all counts, she could face up to 70 years in prison. This is essentially a life sentence for the 59-year-old.
The final jury selection has been made, reducing the original group of 600 down to 12 with six alternates, and opening statements have begun.
Maxwell is not the only person of notability involved in this trial.
The lead prosecutor Is Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey. James is the former Obama-appointed FBI director that Donald Trump fired in 2017. Maurene was one of the prosecutors assigned to Jeffrey Epstein’s case before finding him dead in his cell.
The judge, Alison Nathan, is also an Obama appointee who worked as a special assistant and counsel under the Obama administration. One week ago, she was nominated to a higher office in the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals by Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden. She decided to hold off on the promotion to preside over Maxwell’s case.
The federal judge over the Ghislaine Maxwell case is Alison Nathan, an Obama appointee who worked as a special assistant and counsel in the Obama White House
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) November 28, 2021
Judge Nathan has granted Ghislaine Maxwell's request that evidence in the trial be redacted to hide 'sensational and impure' information
One week before the trial began, Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden nominated Judge Nathan to higher office in the US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) November 28, 2021
Unlike state trials, federal trials prohibit the streaming of cases outside the courtroom. Only those who are physically present may be allowed into the courtroom or the overflow rooms.
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