Jeffrey Epstein‘s convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask a judge to release her from the Texas prison camp where she’s being held, according to a letter from her attorney — and she plans to represent herself in the matter.
Maxwell — who was moved earlier this year from Florida to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas, a facility often referred to as “Club Fed,” after agreeing to be interviewed by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche — will file a habeas corpus petition soon, her lawyer David Oscar Markus wrote to a federal judge:
“Understanding that President Trump has signed the Epstein Transparency Act into law, Ms. Maxwell does not take a position regarding the government’s request to unseal the grand jury transcripts and modify the protective order,” Markus wrote to Judge Paul Engelmayer Wednesday.
“At the same time, Ms. Maxwell respectfully notes that shortly she will be filing a habeas petition pro se,” he continued. “Releasing the grand jury materials from her case, which contain untested and unproven allegations, would create undue prejudice so severe that it would foreclose the possibility of a fair retrial should Ms. Maxwell’s habeas petition succeed.”
Legal experts noted to Fox News that Habeas petitions have a high burden of proof and often come once other appeals have failed.
“It appears from the filing that Ms. Maxwell is attempting to shield herself from the materials that will be released pursuant to the president’s order regarding the Epstein materials to protect her appellate rights, specifically her anticipated habeas corpus petition,” said James Leonard Jr., a New Jersey-based criminal defense attorney.
“Habeas motions are typically the final step in the appeals process and they are seldom granted as the burden is extremely high on the defendant and it appears that Ms. Maxwell is taking that step without a lawyer, which makes her being successful even more difficult,” he added.
In November, House Democrats informed President Trump that Maxwell is asking the president to commute her sentence.
In a letter to President Trump on Monday, Judiciary Committee Democrats wrote that Maxwell “is preparing a ‘Commutation Application’ for your Administration to review, undoubtedly coming to you for your direct consideration. The Warden herself is directly helping Ms. Maxwell copy, print, and send documents related to this application.”
The letter says the information received demonstrates “either that Ms. Maxwell is herself requesting you release her from her 20-year prison sentence for her role as a co-conspirator in Jeffrey Epstein’s international child sex trafficking ring, or that this child sex predator now holds such tremendous sway in the second Trump Administration that you and your DOJ will follow her clemency recommendations.”
The letter also alleges that Maxwell is receiving preferential and unusually lenient treatment at the Bryan federal prison camp, including specially prepared meals delivered directly to her cell, private meetings with visitors in a cordoned-off area, and even opportunities to play with a puppy.
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