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Ghislaine Maxwell pressed ahead with an appeal to the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking to overturn her conviction on the grounds that she was unlawfully prosecuted for sex trafficking minors with Jeffrey Epstein.

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[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 179 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Wasn't she pivotal in the recruitment of minors?

Deals are being made behind closed doors to obfuscate accountability. Let her rot.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 74 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Im not an expert on the issue but my understanding is she was fully culpable in the abuse that occurred

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 111 points 3 days ago (3 children)

She participated in the abuse according to trial testimony.

Testimony from the victims began on November 30 with “Jane,” who said that Maxwell sometimes joined in on the sexualized massages. “Kate” testified December 6 that Maxwell set up those sexual meetings. Carolyn testified the next day that Maxwell once touched her breasts, hips and butt and told her she “had a great body for Epstein and his friends.” She was 14 at the time, she said.

Finally, Farmer testified that she was 16 years old when Maxwell massaged her naked chest at Epstein’s New Mexico ranch in 1996.

Plaster this everywhere. If she gets a pardon, he is pardoning a child rapist.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He IS a child rapist and maga has always ignored it.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

MAGA supports child rapists. Q Anon is hunting the pedos. Q wasn't ready for such a target rich environment and vapor locked at the thought of being helpful to the people they hate. The Q nuts are basically the only thing stopping MAGA from making child rape allowed by a specific class of people. Depending on how the verdict for Maxwell it may signal Q supporters finally accepting their role in making child rape more common and legally allowed with fascists in power.

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[–] Naich 41 points 3 days ago

Sex offender pardons sex offender.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

That's the thing with this though. She won't get a pardon. He won't pardon her. The supreme court will overturn her conviction so he won't have to get his hands dirty.

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Her case hinges on immunity granted to unnamed coconspirators in Epstein's 2008 case.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Given to him by Alex Acosta who was later made Secretary of Labor by Trump.

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[–] edible_funk@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (5 children)

She also raped a bunch of children.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

And grooming. Teen girls are going to accept grooming from an older glamorous woman mentor than some creepy old guy who is obviously trying to get in their pants.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

It sounds like she's saying that regardless of how culpable she may have been, she should be covered by one of the sweetheart immunity deals that the feds made with Epstein.

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[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 139 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They're going to have the Supreme Court overturn her conviction so Trump doesn't have to suffer the fallout from pardoning her himself...

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 37 points 3 days ago

So many corrupt options. They're spoiled for choice!

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

This is almost worse for Trump. If the Supreme Court hears the case and clears her conviction, MAGA is going to raise a shitstorm. If they don't clear it, then it at least kept the story in the news cycle when Trump wants the whole thing to disappear.

The better outcome for Trump is that she takes the pardon in exchange for blaming all the Democrats. Trump gets to pretend he's not involved, and witch hunting Democrats keeps MAGA happy.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago

MAGA Nazis are PedoCons.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 49 points 3 days ago

Ok, I did not see it going this way, but at least it cements the fact that she was, in fact, a big cheese in the operation.

They'll overturn it. She'll go free, and the raping bastards won't lose anything and it will go back to the way it was before Epstein fucked it all up for the elite.

[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 63 points 3 days ago (4 children)

We live in the most disgusting time line.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

This is what happens when you let conservatives control the timeline.

Conservatives are low intelligence pedo protectors. This is fact.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I am too old and fragile to participate in a revolution. Can I hire someone to start one for me? Does FB Marketplace have a local revolutionaries section?

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[–] wagesj45@fedia.io 20 points 2 days ago

It would be worth your time to listen to this legal breakdown on what the appeal is about and why she's likely to succeed. TL;DR - Blame the prosecutors that gave Jeffrey Epstein that sweetheart deal. It was even more sweetheart than it appeared on the surface.

[–] rozodru@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If I were an American I'd be insulted by the constant dog and pony show. Just let her out. you know that's what's happening, why go through the show for the peasants?

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

If they are watching the show they aren't doing any about the human rights violations or brutal dismantling of crucial institutions.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 39 points 3 days ago (2 children)

In the effort to conceal what he did, Trump will set more pedophiles and sex traffickers free 🤣. Drain the swamp indeed. Maybe Maxwell can open her own pizza basement line of restaurants

[–] Bubbey@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

They want to drain the swamp's balls, not the swamp itself.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

they already have the epstein island down.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Pizza Island.

Pizza Down.

Epstein's Kitchen.

The Secret Sauce.

Pizza Paradise.

Privileged Pizza.

[–] Gowron_Howard@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

SCOTUS will probably let her walk.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (3 children)

She'll give up Trump's most wanted and head off into the sunset (or resume operations, one).

[–] Gowron_Howard@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Or head right into a cabinet position.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

Gods, that's is completely possible with this timeline.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago
[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Mossad: "welcome back, operative!"

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

She's gotta know that she'll have the biggest target ever on her back if she ever leaves prison. No matter where she goes.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hahaha jesus tapdancing christ what the actual fuck is even happening anymore.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We gave total control of our federal government to conservatives and conservatives shouldn't even be allowed to tie their shoes without assistance.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And apparently according to recent polls the absolute brain rotted dumb fuck conservative majority of this country are more supportive of Republicans than Democrat voters are of Democrats.

If an election were to happen tomorrow Trump would almost certainly win again maybe with an even larger margin... we're so boned.

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Thanks. I hate it here.

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

She doesn't lie, but she withholds Trump's guilt and any important allies and billionaires. She only gives Dems names, or anyone trump is enemies with or just OK with taking the fall. She gets pardon or reduced sentence. Maga cult believes every word as if it was in the bible.

Obviously who knows, really. Time will tell. But we'd hardly be surprised.

Trump is in there. But there's also lots of other wealthy powerful people in there. The massive amount of money laundering and connection to Israel.

Trump diddling kids aside, all the rest might shed a light on corruption to a scale that could cause a big enough shock to society that the powers that be just don't want to risk. Just vaguely speculating obviously. Who knows if we'll ever get the real scoop.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Guess they figured out a way around that presidential pardon catastrophe in the making...

[–] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 days ago

They’ll just “uncover” something they got wrong…

[–] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Eventually he will convince them that Epstein didn't exist at all

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure everyone in prison is not really allowed to "press ahead with an appeal" to the Supreme Court without doing a few more rounds in the lower courts first. And that's presuming there's something they want to look at.

My guess is even the crooked-ass disgusting SCROTUS doesn't want to touch this with a stick.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

Why not? They’ll do anything for a free camper van.

[–] malloc@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Rules/laws for the rich and powerful do not exist.

[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 6 points 3 days ago

I mean, someone needs to run the operations at the island. Trump is getting lonely.

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