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Five Ways Ghislaine Maxwell Could Win Her Trial
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He reads through a listicle of five legal defenses for Ghislaine Maxwell's trial—scapegoat claims, financial motive of accusers, false memory theory, fair trial violations, and age of consent technicalities—mocking each one.
- The article claims there are five ways Ghislaine Maxwell could win her sex trafficking trial.
- Strategy one: claim she was a scapegoat for Epstein.
- Strategy two: argue the accusers desired cash and have received millions from compensation programs.
- Strategy three: use false memories argument—that accusers were influenced by media into creating false memories of abuse.
- Tim notes this false memories defense was trotted out in the 80s and 90s as a blanket response to any child abuse allegations.
- Strategy four: claim her right to a fair trial was compromised by negative media coverage and FBI statements calling her a villain.
- Strategy five: argue that not all accusers were underage, noting one was 17 and pointing out age of consent laws in the UK and New Mexico are 16.
- Tim summarizes the defense strategy: call accusers money-grubbing, claim false memories, blame scapegoating, and if all else fails, say she was 17.
- The punchline: even if it did happen, who cares—she was 17.
Ghislaine MaxwellJeffrey EpsteinElizabeth LoftusWilliam SweeneyAlan Dershowitz