Closing arguments in the closely-watched sex trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell got the green light to get underway Monday after she declined to take the stand in her own defense.
of Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell got the green light to get underway Monday after she declined to take the stand in her own defense.
Her defense team says the government is going after Maxwell because they cannot prosecute Epstein, a convicted sexual predator whoMaxwell, the prosecutors have contended duringin New York City, was not an unwilling accomplice as the defense has argued — and will continue to argue on Monday. Maxwell's lawyers helped speed the process along earlier Friday when they withdrew their request to delay the trial so they could track down a witness only identified as “Kelly,” who did not respond to several subpoenas, and another witness, an 81-year-old pub owner who lives in England.and the defense had plenty of time to track down their witnesses.“Our client’s life is on the line and we have had a day and a half for our defense,” defense attorney Laura Menninger said.
“Have you ever been in a group sexual encounter with a person we’re calling Jane?” defense attorney Jeffrey Pagliuca asked.Epstein’s private flights attracted massive media scrutiny after it was revealed that former Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and others flew on them.has alleged in a civil lawsuit that Maxwell trafficked her to Andrew, a son of Queen Elizabeth II, when she was 17. He has denied the allegations.
“It’s very hard for me to remember from far back and sometimes I can’t remember things from last month," she said."My family notices it, and I notice it."
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