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In her appeal, Maxwell’s lawyers said prosecutors scapegoated her because Epstein was dead and “public outrage” demanded that prosecutors pin blame somewhere.
Yeah, I'm sure it has nothing to do with you procuring underage girls for him to rape.
In addition, Maxwell’s lawyers said the trial was tainted because one juror failed to disclose he had been sexually abused as a child.
What the actual fuck?
The evil hag will grasp at straws because it’s the only thing she has left
And the "you waited to long to charge me for sex trafficking children" tactic. What a disgusting group, her and the lawyers.
Can you imagine the kind of lawyer willing to take this case?
The lawyer is probably a normal person who believes in their duty to force the government to present real evidence of a crime.
...is what'd I say if she were poor. But she's got money, so she probably hired a true scumbag. Maybe she hired a fellow pedophile, like Dershowitz.
If only there were some kind of court appointed lawyer that could fulfill that role if everyone else refused.
Don’t forget that she was raping those girls too herself. She belongs in prison.
I caught a statistic in a podcast recently that supposed that a surprising percentage of people have been sexually assaulted, but I can't accurately represent it because my memory is shit. Given how many cases go unreported, it seemed plausible. The world is terrible and so are people.
Maxwell's lawyers said the trial was tainted because one juror failed to disclose he had been sexually abused as a child.
The Constitution says a jury of your peers, not your victims, I demand a jury of pedo sex traffickers!
The fact that the juror didn't disclose this might actually be a problem.
She recruited those girls because she didn't want to lose her affluent lifestyle, which Epstein funded. She was complicit the entire time. Fuck her. She got exactly what she deserved.
The lawyers also said [...] that Maxwell was immune under a 2007 non-prosecution agreement between Epstein and federal prosecutors in Florida.
Oh yes, please bring the fucked up details of that agreement back under public scrutiny. Please.
Funny how everyone involved was in Trump's circle. Funny how Pizzagate came out as soon as Trump was running for president. Also read this: https://www.justice-integrity.org/1445-welcome-to-waterbury-the-city-that-holds-secrets-that-could-bring-down-trump
Yeah maybe she should stop making noise before the cameras in her cell start acting up.
The most interesting part of the Maxwell case to me is her decision to remain in the US for so long. She has British and French citizenship, and France infamously does not extradite their own citizens. I wonder what went on behind the scenes to make her stay, or if she just believed she was untouchable.
There's a few theories about that ...
Yes, how dare they use her as a scapegoat for all that sex trafficking that she totally is guilty of???
Bring in Trump, Elon, and Prince Andrew to testify.
They all know her.
I mean, regardless of the terrible things she’s done, it would be negligence for lawyers not to try
They should try and a judge should shoot it down for being complete bullshit.
One would expect that, but we also have judges like the /esteemed/ Cannon.
Her lawyers don't have to represent her. They probably just see a way to make some easy money, or they are Sidney Powell levels of stupid and have more greed than intellect.
Good lawyers make sure that their clients have the best chance at due process.
Yes, her lawyers can resign. She will likely hire new lawyers. Yes, those lawyers can resign. In some cases, the judge will tell you you can’t resign.
Said pretty much everyone convicted of a crime ever...
I am sure trump will pardon her. One last gesture for the good times sake. Old Friendship between them both and their common good Friend Jeffrey. When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.