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Ghislaine Maxwell seems to be all but guaranteed to have run out of legal avenues to challenge her conviction for her involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of girls and young women with perhaps her lingering hopes of freedom resting on a pardon from the Trump administration.

Paul Engelmayer, a Manhattan federal court judge, last week rejected Maxwell’s contention that her constitutional rights were violated at trial and sentencing for her crimes. “Maxwell’s claims are all meritless and all or almost all are frivolous,” Engelmayer wrote in his ruling on the former British socialite’s legal gambit.

Engelmayer also rejected Maxwell’s claim that new evidence, which she said came to light during Epstein Files Transparency Act disclosures, did not support her allegations of constitutional violations. “On the contrary, to the extent it is relevant, far from exculpating her, it incriminates her or reinforces the correctness of the legal rulings,” he ruled.

Maxwell’s family said in a statement that Engelmayer’s ruling was “marked by a tone of sarcasm and disdain that, in our view, undermines the appearance of impartiality and invites scrutiny of the judge’s conduct”. They also said Maxwell “will continue to pursue every available legal avenue” for relief.

Legal veterans said, however, that Maxwell had virtually exhausted all her court-based routes. With Maxwell apparently running out of legal pathways, many have wondered whether Donald Trump will at some point deliver a Hail Mary – a presidential pardon.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Oh he almost certainly will right at the end of the term

[–] skribe@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

A pardon may not do her any good. I expect the UK have the necessary paperwork for her extradition waiting in a drawer.

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

End of the term… you’re adorable.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He can meme about a third term all he wants but hes less than halfway through this one and has hemorrhaged support from the Supreme Court all the way to the rank-and-file GOP.

Dont buy into his trash talk.

[–] Sackett@thelemmy.club 3 points 16 hours ago

Honestly I think he's just too damn old. I was more worried about an indefinite trump presidency his first term. That being said, his followers might still push him to try.

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I may be more willing to accept that once I see how the midterms go.

[–] honesthenery@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Dear reader,

Every dictator has / had a inner circle.

Duh dicktater is a representative of the capitalist class.

The capitalist class owns your daddy.

You are in bondage regurdless

if your imperialism is woke or not.

Best Wishes

Grump of the interweb

P.S.

The United States is a brutal imperialist empire. Fascists are the useful idiots of empire. Fascism is capitalism in crisis, which is also man-made via the capitalist class and imperialism is its highest form. All wars are a war on working class people and the puppet masters set the stage. When we reach the end of all things it will be fascist fighting fascist. On Gawd

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do you agree that state capitalism is just capitalism with extra authority, and that a country cannot call themselves a communist country while it also allows some of its citizens to possess massive amounts of money?

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What on earth does the CCP have to do with this

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Their answer changes how their initial comment should be interpreted. Also, I never said CCP ;)

[–] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I definitely see him dying soon from his shitty health

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do you? I think he’s gonna be 90 when his disgusting heart stops. Fuck he might get a robot heart. Goddamnit.

[–] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's been looking shittier every day. Swollen ankles and hands. Republicans distancing themselves. They know.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Waiting on the BBO: Big Beautiful Obituary.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Like Dick Cheney. Good people needed hearts, why are you giving one to an old war profiteer like him?

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You speak as if there will be an end to his term.

I'm fairly certain Americans won't vote again for many years to come.