Federal judge declines Maxwell bid to toss conviction

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White House Headlines - August 25, 2026

White House Headlines - August 25, 2026

A federal judge on Tuesday declined a petition from Ghislaine Maxwell to set aside her conviction, a long-shot bid that would have allowed for a new trial.

Maxwell represented herself in the habeas petition challenging her detention that she filed last December. 

New York-based U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer noted Maxwell had previously been “represented by able counsel” but did not use her attorney to file what the jurist described as “a lengthy and rambling petition” that did little to open new avenues for her defense.

The judge also said the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA), the law passed by Congress mandating the release of millions of files collected by the Justice Department on Maxwell’s late associate, Jeffrey........

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