Posted on 12/13/2021 4:32:45 PM PST by Libloather
Court papers reveal the British socialite’s defence could outsize the prosecution case, which had 24 witnesses over two weeks.
They included the four women who accused the 59-year-old of abusing them as teenagers or of ‘serving them up’ to her paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein.
Ahead of defence arguments starting on Thursday, Maxwell’s lawyers surprised observers by saying they expected to hear all 35 of the testimonies in just two or three days.
Some of the witnesses are coming from abroad and three may not be willing to testify unless their identities are kept secret by the New York court.
The fast-paced nature of the defence case – with potentially more than ten witnesses squeezed into each court day – means Maxwell will almost certainly not give evidence.
If she did, she would have to face being cross-examined for days about her life of luxury with financier Epstein.
Instead, the jury is likely to hear from Maxwell’s acquaintances and potentially family.
Her lawyer Bobbi Sternheim said in a letter to Judge Alison Nathan: ‘Three of the defence witnesses have requested to testify under their first names or under a pseudonym. The court’s ruling on this issue may impact the willingness of these witnesses to testify, thereby compromising Ms Maxwell’s right to present her defence.
‘We are still trying to make travel arrangements for defence witnesses, many of whom are coming from locations out of the district and abroad.’
The names of the defence witnesses have not been released to the public.
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She should call on Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew to testify. See how that’ll shake things up.
She is unlikely to testify herself . . . or hang herself.
she sure has a blouse full of goodies
Thirty-five witnesses who want to see their beloved family members or pets alive again.
Maybe the defense plan is to bore the jury into an acquittal..
Guess it would be too much to hope that a well-known pedophile (biden) and a well-known homosexual (obama) will be forced to testify...
Since this trial is only on the Federal charge of interstate trafficking, it is not at all the slam-dunk we might expect from the full range of potential charges against her—don’t be surprised to see her walk from this phase.
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