Maxwell's request could complicate the release of the Epstein files.
Maxwell's request could complicate the release of the Epstein files.Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of sex offender, on Wednesday asked a federal court to vacate or amend her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking of minors and other offenses, a move that could complicate the release of the Epstein files as mandated by a new law.
Maxwell has exhausted all of her direct appeals but filed a long-shot habeas petition which claims "substantial new evidence has emerged" demonstrating she did not receive a fair trial, according to Maxwell's filing in federal court in New York. "This newly available evidence -- derived from litigation against the Federal Bureau of Investigation, various financial institutions, and the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein, as well as from sworn depositions, released records, and other verified sources -- shows that exculpatory information was withheld, false testimony presented, and material facts misrepresented to the jury and the Court," Maxwell wrote in a habeas petition, which she filed "pro se" -- without an attorney. Maxwell's last-ditch effort for relief from the courts comes as the Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to publicly disclose its investigative files on Epstein and Maxwell in compliance with the, passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump last month. Maxwell's newly filed petition presents a possible wrinkle in the long-running controversy. The Epstein Files Transparency Act contains exemptions permitting Attorney General Pam Bondi to withhold certain records if their publication could jeopardize active criminal investigations or prosecutions.Copyright © 2025 ABC News Internet Ventures.
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