Much remains unknown but The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted accomplice, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, plans to ask a Manhattan federal court to release her.
“The letter, submitted by her lawyer, offers no details about what grounds Ms. Maxwell will cite in her filing, known as a habeas petition,” The Times said. “But the letter indicated that she would file the request shortly, and that it would be done without a lawyer representing her.”
Does the fact that she’s representing herself mean that Maxwell’s lawyer thinks the habeas petition is a fool’s errand? Or maybe that he doesn’t want to be involved in something corrupt coming down the pike?
The Times further reported that the letter suggests

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