Overview

• Ghislaine Maxwell has asked the Supreme Court to review her 20-year sentence, arguing that a 2007 non-prosecution agreement shields Epstein’s co-conspirators from federal charges.
• Her defense claims the government breached its promise and is using her as a scapegoat for Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
• Justice Department lawyers maintain that the Florida agreement does not extend to prosecutions in the Southern District of New York.
• Senators Charles Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse have formally requested all DOJ interview materials with Maxwell and a binding commitment against a presidential pardon.
• President Trump has denied ever visiting Epstein’s private island and said no pardon requests have reached his desk, reiterating his break with the financier.