Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional
Source: AP
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Updated 1:39 PM CST, February 21, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell, saying a law used to force the public release of millions of documents is unconstitutional.
The lawyers filed papers late Friday in Manhattan federal court to try to block the release of documents from a since-settled civil defamation lawsuit brought a decade ago by the late Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre against Maxwell. The Justice Department recently asked a judge to lift secrecy requirements on the files.
Maxwells attorneys said the Justice Department obtained the documents otherwise subject to secrecy orders improperly during its criminal probe of Maxwell. They said the documents include transcripts of over 30 depositions and private information regarding financial and sexual matters related to Maxwell and others.
Some records from the year-long exchange of evidence in the lawsuit battle were already released publicly in response to a federal appeals court order.

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hlthe2b
(113,433 posts)This woman needs to be jailed in one of the many horrific dictatorial or civil-war-torn countries, Trump wants to send immigrants to. Okay--actually NO, because I don't believe in human rights abuses or death penalty as punishment, but I sure as hell want to see her in a REAL penitentiary. Frankly, there is likely sufficient evidence for new charges against her-- without double jeopardy
Roy Rolling
(7,556 posts)Who are these reality-TV bottom feeders?
Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
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Joinfortmill
(20,710 posts)Ford_Prefect
(8,557 posts)bluestarone
(21,819 posts)Must be getting close huh?
orangecrush
(29,596 posts)LuckyLib
(7,050 posts)bluestarone
(21,819 posts)Who would know?
Ilsa
(64,127 posts)FakeNoose
(41,027 posts)Ghislaine is probably the poorest of the bunch. If she had gone back to UK when she had a chance, she would have escaped all of this.
Irish_Dem
(80,603 posts)Or a bunch of them.
IbogaProject
(5,744 posts)But her filing better show how not releasing the info is in a substantial public interest which I highly doubt can be demonstrated.
MLWR
(940 posts)Like those that claim their detention by ICE is unconstitutional, or those filing the case against Trump that was decided yesterday.
Constitutionality will rest with the Art. III judiciary at some level.
travelingthrulife
(4,953 posts)Rich people seem to have a very different Constitution.
pecosbob
(8,357 posts)bluestarone
(21,819 posts)Buddyzbuddy
(2,378 posts)Gaugamela
(3,411 posts)70sEraVet
(5,395 posts)Gaugamela wins with a left hook to the nose!
travelingthrulife
(4,953 posts)ananda
(34,669 posts)It goes way beyond bad... into serious sustained depravity,
murder, and eugenics.
The Roux Comes First
(2,256 posts)Marie Marie
(11,118 posts)IMHO you don't get to have an opinion on anything out here in the real world where decent people live.
Talitha
(7,839 posts)niyad
(131,089 posts)have thought that photo was of a man. No Idea why.
Sneederbunk
(17,381 posts)of her in prison clothes. They prefer the glamor of yesteryear.
niyad
(131,089 posts)I cant stand broadcast and cable media. I much prefer to read my news.
MO_Dem
(2,380 posts)She really does look like a man to me in that picture.
Godot51
(753 posts)... it's not fair!
FakeNoose
(41,027 posts)So I guess this is REALLY about the "un-indicted co-conspiritors" ... am I right?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ghislaine-maxwell-lobs-grenade-naming-29-protected-epstein-friends/
turbinetree
(27,327 posts)does she have a court appointed attorney...........maybe her attorney should go back a re-read the laws ..............her and Epstein were convicted of sex trafficking and other nefarious things, that does that not even include tax invasion ...........
Skittles
(170,514 posts)LAWYERS FOR IMPRISONED SEX TRAFFICKER GHISLAINE MAXWELL"
THERE, I FIXED IT
MorbidButterflyTat
(4,356 posts)Skittles
(170,514 posts)whose side are they on? Well let's just say, not the victims
IronLionZion
(51,065 posts)She's an immigrant who was actually perpetrating human trafficking and child abuse.
travelingthrulife
(4,953 posts)other crimes. ICE is too busy beating up mothers and kids without criminal history to notice.
IronLionZion
(51,065 posts)ICE has shot and killed at least 3 American citizens that we know of in the past year.
America first?
Baitball Blogger
(51,992 posts)LudwigPastorius
(14,457 posts)Trump to issue her a pardon.
But, she probably doesn't need to worry about that. Trump fans basically believe that he is god incarnate, and that he can do no wrong.
travelingthrulife
(4,953 posts)will be in there. I am guessing nearly every Cabinet member will be in there too.
They are all criminals otherwise Trump could not control them.
MorbidButterflyTat
(4,356 posts)Really?? She's a convicted child sex trafficker!!
fujiyamasan
(1,468 posts)Wow what a media!
3825-87867
(1,870 posts)Plus she has dual citizenship in France and England. (Born in France.)
DEPORT her to a cell in England and they will show America how to handle pedos. Just like the former prince.
sakabatou
(46,017 posts)Justice
(7,251 posts)The two Colorado lawyers defend Maxwell in her criminal case, and sued her in 2023 for nearly a million in unpaid legal fees.
She must have paid them - wonder how?
travelingthrulife
(4,953 posts)DrFunkenstein
(8,904 posts)There is some powerful evil in this world.
travelingthrulife
(4,953 posts)Kids were abused and murdered.