Ghislaine Maxwell Trial: Days 13 & 14
Today marks the first full day of jury deliberations.
December 21, 2021 — Today began the fourteenth 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 shelving his expected trial. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan has been presiding over the Maxwell 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.
Yesterday’s Proceedings
Yesterday was the first day of closing arguments in the Ghislaine Maxwell Trial, after it was mysteriously cut short by the prosecution and the defense rested last week.