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Ghislaine Maxwell Claims 29 of Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Made ‘Secret Deals’ in Huge Twist
Maxwell alleges 25 Epstein associates avoided prosecution through secret settlements, citing collusion that could affect her conviction and referencing withheld DOJ files.
- In a habeas petition filed on Dec. 17, Ghislaine Maxwell alleged 25 unnamed associates made secret settlements with plaintiff lawyers to avoid prosecution and court.
- Maxwell's attorney argues the settlements amounted to `collusion` between plaintiff attorneys and the government, with a habeas petition recently filed to void her sentence and gain release from the Texas correctional facility.
- The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed last November, requires release of unclassified files, but the Department of Justice says more than two million remain unreleased amid pressure from Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie .
- Next month, Ghislaine Maxwell is set to testify in a closed-door House Oversight Committee hearing on Feb. 9, and Chairman James Comer said she is expected to plead the Fifth.
- With high-profile names attached to the files, pressure to publish grows as Leon Black, billionaire investor and ally of President Donald Trump, denied knowledge yet paid Epstein $170 million, while the Department of Justice withholds files including Trump's name and photos.
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