Overview
- Attorney David Oscar Markus told Judge Paul Engelmayer in a Wednesday filing that Ghislaine Maxwell will submit a habeas corpus petition and will represent herself.
- The Justice Department has asked to unseal grand jury materials and to modify protective orders, citing the newly enacted Epstein Transparency Act signed by President Donald Trump.
- Maxwell says releasing the transcripts now would cause undue prejudice and could compromise a fair retrial if her habeas effort succeeds.
- House Oversight Committee Democrats released previously unseen photos and video from Epstein’s Virgin Islands property as congressional disclosures continue.
- Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence and is held at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas; the Supreme Court recently declined to revive her appeal.