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In reply to the discussion: JUST IN: Maxwell appealing to SCOTUS TOMORROW for retrial. [View all]onenote
(46,324 posts)36. Why would they deny her?
She isn't seeing a new trial. She is seeking the complete dismissal of her prosecution based on the argument that there was a plea deal in place that prevented her from being prosecuted.
That being said, I think the Court will deny her petition for cert because it's a pretty tenuous argument, based on a 2007 plea agreement between federal prosecutors in Florida and Epstein that purports to give immunity to unnamed co-conspirators. The government's position has been that the plea agreement did not prevent federal prosecutors in New York from pursuing charges against Maxwell.
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yeah... given what Pam Bondi had drumpf have said recently, I heard a few people asking "if all this is true, then
Takket
Jul 2025
#4
She facilitated dozens of sexual abuse crimes. Found and trained the young women. nt
allegorical oracle
Jul 2025
#9
She was convicted. Her appeal challenges her having been tried after a plea deal was entered in another circuit.
onenote
Jul 2025
#17
She is not appealing tomorrow. She already appealed. Tomorrow is the deadline for the government response
onenote
Jul 2025
#15
Would you trust her not to name folks Trump doesn't like as a way of currying favor with him?
onenote
Jul 2025
#24