Ghislaine Maxwell Trial: Day 10
Today was the tenth day of trial, with the prosecution calling Annie Farmer and then resting their case.
December 10, 2021 — Today began the tenth day of trial in the case of the U.S. vs Ghislaine Maxwell. We have been providing daily coverage of the ongoing trial, if you haven’t been following the trial, be sure to read our prior reporting to get caught up first.
Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of infamous Israeli “superspy” Robert Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to eight charges, including child sex trafficking. Maxwell was partners with disgraced “financier” and “philanthropist” Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was charged with child sex trafficking and arrested in 2019 but then died while in custody, conveniently cutting short his expected trial. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan has been presiding over the case and has imposed strict secrecy, refusing to livestream the trial and redacting and sealing many exhibits. The judge also declined the public call-in line, despite this being a fairly standard practice.
Today’s Proceedings
It seems the DOJ decided to save their best witness for last, with Annie Farmer the only publicly named witness testifying today…