Ghislaine Maxille’s second day in defense started off rocky Friday. One witness declined to answer a subpoena and another stated they would accept the fifth. A third said that they would not be called.
Maxwell also tried to get an English pub owner aged 81 to come over and support her cause at last minute.
Maxwell’s New York trial was held before Judge Alison Nathan. Nathan seemed annoyed that the issues were brought up at such a late hour.
Maxwell’s lawyers stated the previous night that they had planned to call Eva Kelly, Kelly, Michelle. But their plans were canceled before any jurors could be brought in.
The second day for Ghislaine Maxwell was rocky Friday
Maxwell’s lawyers Bobbi Sternheim (defense lawyer) and Laura Menninger (defense lawyer) were seen at court on Friday morning. Laura Menninger Maxwell’s lawyer stated that Maxwell’s life was at stake and that they had only one-and-a-half days to defend themselves.
Jeffrey Pagliuca and Christian Everdell, Maxwell’s defence attorneys (left), are seen at court on Friday. Witnesses one and two refused to answer subpoenas, while another stated they would accept the fifth. A third witness said that they were not going to call.
Laura Menninger was Maxwell’s lawyer. She stated to the court, Kelly as the witness, had “refused” to reply to the subpoena they issued two and a half weeks back.
Kelly was asked by her to be forced to appear in court by the US Marshals, which is customary with witnesses who don’t respond to subpoenas.
Judge Nathan asked, “Why are I only now hearing it?”
Menninger said, “There has been much going on.” It’s hard work, your honor.
Judge Nathan stated to her that a non-responsive witness was not something minor.
Menninger said Maxwell’s “life is at risk” and gave them only one-and-a-half days to prepare their defense.
Judge Nathan indicated that defense might make an application to the US Marshals for involvement but that she is not likely to delay the trial.
Christian Everdell was another Maxwell’s lawyer and stated that they were going to contact the Nag’s Head owner in London. It is located across the street from Maxwell’s house.
Everdell stated that Maxwell was a friend of Maxwell’s and Maxwell, and that Maxwell could confirm that Maxwell didn’t reside there before Maxwell bought it in 1997.
Maxwell claims Kate the accuser, also known as Maxwell, is wrongly claiming that Maxwell lured her to her house in order to get rid of Kate. She wasn’t even living there when Maxwell claimed it.
Everdell stated that the issue was critical, but the pub owner couldn’t be present until Monday.
Kevin and Isabel Maxwell arrived at Manhattan Federal Court on Friday to attend their sister’s trial.
Epstein holds Ghislaine’s arm and makes a telephone call.
Prosecutor Maurene Comey stated that defense personnel had spent an ‘extraordinary amount’ of time preparing for the case, and it wasn’t appropriate to present a witness at this stage.
Judge Nathan was once again unimpressed, and she stated that it was not her intention to prolong the trial.
She stated that “if this case closes on Friday”, then it will close today.
One witness who planned to take fifth was also problematic. She would not comment on the proceedings if she was present.
Everdell informed the court that Everdell had written to the lawyer indicating that.
Judge Nathan recommended that both sides agree on a clause to keep the other person from turning up at court
Alexander Hamilton from Britain was scheduled to provide evidence via video link for Maxwell. He claimed that Kate, the accused in the Epstein trial had ‘fell into mine’.
Bobbi Sternheim, Maxwell’s attorney, stated that he wouldn’t be providing evidence anymore and blamed technical problems.
According to some claims, Epstein had been seeing Celina Middleelfart during the 1990s while he was also dating other women.
Midelfart later fell in love with former President Donald Trump. She is believed to have been the one he left for Melania, his third wife.
With its first witness on Thursday, defense started. Cimberly Espinosa (55) worked as an executive assistant at Epstein’s Madison Avenue office from 1996 to 2002. Maxwell first asked her for her services in 1996.
Espinosa, wearing a black jacket, top and trousers, described a parade of women visiting Epstein in his office, one of them being Celina Midelfart, a Norwegian heiress who also once dated Donald Trump
Espinosa claimed that Epstein had sent flowers to Midelfart in her early employment years, during which time she was still employed.
According to the court, Epstein also was at that time with Maxwell.
Christian Everdell, Maxwell’s lawyer for defense, asked him: “Did it give you the impression that there was a romance?” Referring to Epstein, Midelfart.
Espinosa said: ‘I felt like Jeffrey liked her…I felt they were a couple, they were together. “A couple.”
Everdell asked, “Did this occur during or after it seemed to you that Ghislaine had a romantic relationship?
Espinosa said: ‘It was at the very beginning of my employment…they could have been concurrent for a little bit of time’.
Everdell wanted to know if Maxwell was aware that Espinosa bought flowers for Midelfart.
Espinosa, Maxwell’s executive assistant, said that Espinosa did not.
Cimberly Espinosa (55) took the witness stand on Thursday morning. She worked in Epstein’s Madison Avenue office from 1996 to 2002 as a legal secretary and then, after a month, Maxwell requested her to be her executive advisor. A job she held until she quit.
She answered, “18-and-over” when asked about Epstein’s age. Young women.’
She said that she and her husband were together almost every day.
Shelley Lewis was one of the women Espinosa met. Espinosa claimed that Lewis was English and Lewis was said to have been with Epstein between 1999-2002. Gwendolyn, another woman Espinosa mentioned was Gwendolyn.
Espinosa claimed Maxwell, who was 59 years old, was an extremely demanding boss, but that she learnt a lot about Maxwell. Espinosa stated that Ghislaine was someone she highly valued. I looked up to her greatly.
Espinosa had previously described her belief that Epstein was ‘together with Maxwell’ at the time she met them.
Asked why she said it as the ‘way they interacted together, they were a little flirty…they behaved like a couple’.
Espinosa claimed that Maxwell was once a mate of Ted Waitt (computer millionaire) in the 2000s. Waitt was also with Espinosa when she applied for Waitt’s job. Waitt didn’t offer her it.
Everdell asked Espinosa questions about Jane. The accuser claims Maxwell and Epstein took Jane to their home at fourteen and she was repeatedly raped by him.
Espinosa stated that Jane thought she was 18 when she first met her. She also said she had visited Epstien’s office five times with her mother.
Espinosa claimed that Jane was Epstein’s goddaughter and was therefore treated with respect by her mother. The women working in the office were ‘considered Jane (Jane), family of Jeffrey’s.