The family of Gislaine Maxwell, a convicted accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, claims she remains in prison because of a “promise made by the US government and broken,” asserting that she did not receive a fair trial.
In her first statement since the FBI and DOJ concluded the Epstein case, Maxwell expressed her desire to “submit a warrant for the nest,” aiming for a 20-year sentence that would allow her to challenge her time in prison.
Maxwell’s brother indicated in a statement that “our sister, Gislaine, had not been given a fair trial.” He noted that her legal team is actively fighting her case and plans to respond swiftly to the government’s opposition at the U.S. Supreme Court.
They are advocating for habeas protection warrants—a legal order stating that anyone in custody must have their detention reviewed before a judge, based on new evidence or alleged government misconduct that could have altered the trial’s outcome.
“I would be surprised if President Trump knew that his lawyers were asking the government to break the deal,” remarked Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Marcus. “He is the ultimate deal maker, and I’m sure he’d agree that such commitments should be honored.”
Marcus added that it’s particularly unjust for Maxwell to remain incarcerated based on broken promises from the US government.
Maxwell’s family expressed their strong agreement with Marcus’s viewpoint.
Now 63 years old, Maxwell has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn her 2021 conviction involving the grooming and abuse of a young woman, citing the lack of fairness in her trial.
A federal judge in Manhattan recently revealed that a witness claimed Epstein, who was also her boss and lover, had participated in orchestrating a sex trafficking ring that targeted underage girls.
Currently, Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence in a Florida facility.
Her lawyers are urging the Supreme Court to consider that her prosecution should have been blocked by a 2007 deal made with Epstein.
This agreement allegedly stated that no further cases would be initiated against Epstein or his “co-conspirators.”
However, prosecutors from the Southern District of New York contend that this agreement only applied to federal prosecutors in Florida, not to others nationwide.
The Second Appellate Circuit, having already rejected Maxwell’s appeal, is now only subject to review by the Supreme Court.
The statement from Maxwell’s family followed an announcement from the FBI and DOJ last week. This review, described as a “systematic review” of Epstein’s matters, concluded with a generic, unsigned memo.
It determined that Epstein, who died in a Manhattan jail on August 10, 2019, was not murdered, and there is “no credible evidence” to support claims that he had “intimidated a prominent individual,” had a “client list,” or possessed evidence that would suggest an ongoing investigation into an uncharged third party.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing scrutiny following these announcements, particularly regarding her statement about withholding certain records from the public.
This comes after she indicated earlier this year on Fox News that there was a pile of significant Epstein documents “sitting on my desk,” which she planned to make public.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) expressed support for transparency regarding government files related to Epstein, affirming that he would back Congress in its efforts to summon Justice Department documents or push for Maxwell’s testimony.
“It’s a very sensitive subject,” Johnson acknowledged, “but we should lay everything out and let the public make their own judgments.”
