Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional

[Omaha Steve]

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.

Maxwell’s 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.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-b9890fa6fa230fa649c8a847c76d97da

[hlthe2b]

1. Well, good. Now we can narrow down which ones we absolutely MUST see!

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]

22. "Her attorney"

Who are these reality-TV bottom feeders?

Methinks the lady doth protest too much.

[Joinfortmill]

2. Jeezus. Send her back to a real prison.

[Ford_Prefect]

3. That great and learned constitutional scholar and legal genius has spoken. Tremble at her genius insights into evidence.

[bluestarone]

4. THIS gives me hope.

Must be getting close huh?

[orangecrush]

13. THIS

[LuckyLib]

5. Who is paying her legal bills?

[bluestarone]

14. Yes, is that a big secret?

Who would know?

[Ilsa]

16. I think she is quite wealthy from her father's estate. nt

[FakeNoose]

20. Yes, plus her siblings are multi-millionaires

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]

26. Could be any one of the world's 3000 billionaires.

Or a bunch of them.

[IbogaProject]

38. she is an heiress

But her filing better show how not releasing the info is in a substantial public interest which I highly doubt can be demonstrated.

[MLWR]

6. Who died and left sexual predator G. Maxwells lawyers in charge of deciding which laws are unconstitutional?

[Igel]

21. It's a claim.

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.

[pecosbob]

7. Secrecy laws that allowed the Pedophile Pity Party to protect rapists and murderers should be unconstitutional...

[bluestarone]

15. AGREE!

[Buddyzbuddy]

8. So sorry, NOT! You gave up privacy when you became inmate # xxxxxxx

[Gaugamela]

9. Their release undermines the value of what Maxwell has on Trump.

[70sEraVet]

31. Ding Ding Ding!!!

Gaugamela wins with a left hook to the nose!

[ananda]

10. That's because it's way worse than originally thought.

It goes way beyond bad... into serious sustained depravity,
murder, and eugenics.

[Marie Marie]

11. Sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up you disgusting skank.

IMHO you don't get to have an opinion on anything out here in the real world where decent people live.

[Talitha]

12. Well said!

[niyad]

17. Idle observation: If I had not known it was the sex trafficker, I would

have thought that photo was of a man. No Idea why.

[Sneederbunk]

29. If you notice, most of the MSM's photos of Maxwell are not

of her in prison clothes. They prefer the glamor of yesteryear.

[niyad]

30. I don't really look at msm. It is bad enough just reading their bs.

[IbogaProject]

39. Yep

I cant stand broadcast and cable media. I much prefer to read my news.

[MO_Dem]

35. I thought the same thing!

She really does look like a man to me in that picture.

[Godot51]

18. Predators hate it when they are prey ...

... it's not fair!

[FakeNoose]

19. Oh I see, NOW she's worried about the Constitution

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]

23. So my question is who is paying for this crap..............because tax dollars are being spent

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]

24. "Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell"

LAWYERS FOR IMPRISONED SEX TRAFFICKER GHISLAINE MAXWELL"

THERE, I FIXED IT

[MorbidButterflyTat]

34. Can you believe that crap??

[Skittles]

36. unfortunately, I can believe it

whose side are they on? Well let's just say, not the victims

[IronLionZion]

25. MAGA keeps telling us immigrants don't have constitutional rights, right?

She's an immigrant who was actually perpetrating human trafficking and child abuse.

[Baitball Blogger]

28. Enough of this delay bullshit.

[LudwigPastorius]

32. I'm guessing that there is shit in those documents that would make it politically nearly impossible for...

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.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

33. "...imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell..."

Really?? She's a convicted child sex trafficker!!

[fujiyamasan]

40. Seriously this is the first description they could come up with?

Wow what a media!

[3825-87867]

37. She's also a naturalized (Convicted) American citizen ...

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]

41. Can we add conspiracy to her list of crimes, if it hasn't already?

[Justice]

42. These two lawyers sued Maxwell for unpaid legal fees

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?

[DrFunkenstein]

43. Considering What's Already Available, How Bad Could These Documents Be?

There is some powerful evil in this world.