The Justice Department has indicted Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein this past Monday.
Lawyers from the DOJ contended that the infamous British socialites erred in claiming she was safeguarded by a mysterious plea agreement tied to her former partner that criticized the Florida federal government in 2007.
“The conflict is incorrect,” the federal filing noted.
Maxwell, now 63, has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 2021 conviction related to her grooming and abusing a young woman, citing this plea agreement as a defense.
A federal judge in Manhattan discovered an heir who alleges that Epstein, her boss and former partner, orchestrated a sex trafficking operation involving underage girls.
Epstein was found dead in a Manhattan prison cell with a noose around his neck while facing federal charges in 2019.
Earlier this year, Bondi appeared on Fox News and hinted that a cache of noteworthy Epstein documents was “sitting on my desk,” expressing intent to release them to the public.
However, last week, the Attorney General abruptly shifted her stance, stating that the government would not disclose any records after all.
Trump openly supported Bondi, dismissing calls for greater transparency regarding Epstein’s case.
“Are people still concerned about this guy?” Trump posted on his Truth Social account on the weekend. “Don’t waste Jeffrey Epstein’s time and energy. Let Pam Bondi do her job—she’s fantastic!” He punctuated his statement with exclamation points.
Meanwhile, Maxwell remains in a Florida prison, serving a 20-year sentence.
Her legal team has urged the Supreme Court to review their argument, which the Mid-Term Federal Court of Appeals already rejected. They claim her current prosecution should have been dismissed due to the 2007 agreement with Epstein.
This controversial agreement allowed convicted sex offenders to serve just 13 months in county jail, often getting released during the day, despite testimonies regarding multiple minor victims.
Although the deal mentioned barring any future lawsuits against Epstein or his “coconspirators,” prosecutors in the Southern District of New York argued that the agreement was only applicable to federal prosecutors in Florida and did not bind others nationwide.
The Second Appellate Circuit, which has previously denied Maxwell’s appeal, could only be reviewed by the Supreme Court.
Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Marx, remarked on Monday that he would be surprised if Trump knew his lawyers were asking the Supreme Court to void the deal. “He’s confident that once the U.S. gives its word, it should be upheld,” he added.
“It’s strikingly unjust that Ghislaine Maxwell is stuck in prison amid discussions about who is being prosecuted and who isn’t,” the attorney stated.
During her trial, Maxwell was depicted as a “sophisticated predator,” serving as Epstein’s right hand from 1994 to 2004, while abusing young girls.
