Ghislaine Maxwell wins huge prison concession as lawyers push for Trump pardon

Ghislaine Maxwell was moved from a Florida prison to a more comfortable one in Texas, her lawyer confirmed to DailyMail.com.

Jeffrey Epstein‘s associate was serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking in a low security Tallahassee prison but was moved to the minimum security Federal Prison Camp Bryan in southeast Texas this week, The New York Sun reported. 

Maxwell, 63, reportedly spent some time in a federal prison in Oakdale in Louisiana before she was moved to Texas. 

The disgraced British socialite will now be held in the same prison as Theranos scammer Elizabeth Holmes and former Real Housewife of Salt Lake City Jen Shah.  

The transfer was handled by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which was unusual, as transfers are usually led by the US Marshals Service. 

The move comes as Maxwell is reportedly pushing for a pardon from president Donald Trump.

Ghislaine Maxwell was reportedly moved from a Florida prison to a more comfortable one in Texas this week

Maxwell was previously held at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee. She is seen running there on July 8

Maxwell was previously held at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee. She is seen running there on July 8

The disgraced British socialite will now be held in the same prison as Theranos scammer Elizabeth Holmes, seen in February at the prison

The disgraced British socialite will now be held in the same prison as Theranos scammer Elizabeth Holmes, seen in February at the prison

Maxwell’s lawyers said she would testify ‘openly and honestly’ to Congress in exchange for a pardon. 

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Maxwell last week, with a deposition date set for August 11. 

But her lawyer David Oscar Markus said she would invoke her 5th Amendment right and decline to testify is her conditions, which include immunity, were not met. 

‘Ms. Maxwell cannot risk further criminal exposure in a politically charged environment without formal immunity. Nor is a prison setting conducive to eliciting truthful and complete testimony,’ Markus said 

On Monday, Trump was asked about a potential pardon and replied: ‘Well, I’m allowed to give her a pardon, but nobody’s approached me with it.’

Last week, Maxwell sat for hours answering questions by Justice Department officials about Jeffrey Epstein.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche flew down to Florida to sit-down in person with the convicted child sex trafficking offender as the MAGA base demands answers on her knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes amid claims of a ‘cover-up.’

Her lawyer Markus said Maxwell ‘was asked maybe about 100 different people.’

‘The deputy attorney general is seeking the truth,’ Markus said. ‘He asked every possible question, and he was doing an amazing job.’

Last week, Maxwell sat for hours answering questions by Justice Department officials about her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein

Last week, Maxwell sat for hours answering questions by Justice Department officials about her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein

Last month the Justice Department said it would not release more files related to the Epstein investigation, despite promises that claimed otherwise from Attorney General Pam Bondi. The department also said an Epstein client list does not exist.

Maxwell is appealing her conviction, based on the government’s pledge years ago that any potential Epstein co-conspirators would not be charged, Markus said.

Epstein struck a deal with federal prosecutors in 2008 that shifted his case to Florida state court, where he pleaded guilty to soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution.

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