{"id":1067776,"date":"2021-11-30T09:16:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T14:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1067776"},"modified":"2021-11-30T09:16:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T14:16:06","slug":"epstein-pal-ghislaine-maxwells-defense-team-says-her-accusers-have-contaminated-memories-and-are-after-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epstein-pal-ghislaine-maxwells-defense-team-says-her-accusers-have-contaminated-memories-and-are-after-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Epstein Pal Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s Defense Team Says Her Accusers Have \u2018Contaminated\u2019 Memories And Are After Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fepstein-pal-ghislaine-maxwells-defense-team-says-her-accusers-have-contaminated-memories-and-are-after-money%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1067776&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NEW YORK \u2014 Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s defense team argued Monday in her sex trafficking trial that the women accusing Maxwell of grooming them to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein are motivated by money and have \u201ccontaminated\u201d memories of their abuse by the late convicted pedophile.<\/p>\n<p>The jury heard opening statements from the prosecution and Maxwell\u2019s defense team Monday afternoon in Manhattan federal court. Each side offered a starkly different portrayal of Maxwell and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-predator-prowling-the-streets-the-trial-of-ghislaine-maxwell\">her role in Epstein\u2019s affairs<\/a>, both business and personal.<\/p>\n<p>Defense attorney Bobbi Sternheim began the defense\u2019s opening statement with a bizarre biblical reference that drew audible scoffs from some in the courtroom, saying that ever since Adam and Eve, women have shouldered more blame than men.<\/p>\n<p>The defense stressed repeatedly that Epstein is not on trial \u2014 Maxwell is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is not Jeffrey Epstein,\u201d Sternheim said. \u201cHe is consuming this entire courtroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sternheim said Epstein\u2019s sudden death in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 left a \u201cgaping hole\u201d in the desire for justice and accused the alleged victims of making Maxwell the \u201cscapegoat\u201d for Epstein\u2019s crimes, a remark that drew an objection from the prosecution. <\/p>\n<p>Maxwell\u2019s trial is about \u201cmemory, manipulation, and money,\u201d the defense said.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell\u2019s accusers have \u201ccontaminated\u201d and possibly \u201cfalse\u201d memories of their abuse, the defense said. Last week, U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan <a href=\"https:\/\/lawandcrime.com\/high-profile\/ghislaine-maxwell-wants-to-call-false-memory-expert-who-testified-for-harvey-weinstein-as-a-defense-psychologist\/\">ruled<\/a> that Maxwell could call a \u201cfalse memory\u201d expert, Elizabeth&nbsp;Loftus, who has testified in the trials of Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, O.J. Simpson, and&nbsp;Ted Bundy.<\/p>\n<p>Besides casting doubt on their credibility, the defense also questioned the motivations of the women who say Maxwell groomed them, saying they are motivated by money in going after Maxwell decades after the alleged abuse occurred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhislaine has been inserted into these stories as they reframe their stories for pay day,\u201d Sternheim stated.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, the defense said there are \u201cmany exceptional things\u201d about Maxwell, such as her ability to pilot a helicopter, her education, and her extensive travels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is being pegged as the rich girl,\u201d Sternheim said.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein likewise had \u201cmany positive traits\u201d like his charisma and generosity and was a \u201c21st century James Bond\u201d of sorts, she said.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution meanwhile said the Maxwell knew exactly what she was doing when she targeted the minor girls and helped \u201cnormalize\u201d Epstein\u2019s \u201cabusive sexual conduct,\u201d resulting in \u201csome of the most painful and private experiences of their childhood.\u201d Maxwell herself participated personally in some of the sexual abuse, the prosecution said.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell appeared relaxed in the courtroom on Monday, wearing a cream-colored sweater with long sleeves and black pants. She let her face mask dangle as she whispered to her attorneys and drank coffee and water. At one point she clasped her hands together cheerfully as she discussed something with one of her attorneys. During the prosecution\u2019s opening statement, Maxwell stopped taking notes and sat very still, turning slightly toward the jury. When she was left sitting by herself while her attorneys spoke with the judge at one point, she sank down in her chair and glanced back at the gallery.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2014 Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s defense team argued Monday in her sex trafficking trial that the women accusing Maxwell of grooming them to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein are motivated by money and have \u201ccontaminated\u201d memories of their abuse by the late convicted pedophile.The jury heard opening statements from the prosecution and Maxwell\u2019s defense team Monday afternoon in Manhattan federal court. Each side offered a starkly different portrayal of Maxwell and her role in Epstein\u2019s affairs, both business and personal.Defense attorney Bobbi Sternheim began the defense\u2019s opening statement with a bizarre biblical reference that drew audible scoffs from some in the courtroom, saying that ever since Adam and Eve, women have shouldered more blame than men.The defense stressed repeatedly that Epstein is not on trial \u2014 Maxwell is.\u201cShe is not Jeffrey Epstein,\u201d Sternheim said. \u201cHe is consuming this entire courtroom.\u201dSternheim said Epstein\u2019s sudden death in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 left a \u201cgaping hole\u201d in the desire for justice and accused the alleged victims of making Maxwell the \u201cscapegoat\u201d for Epstein\u2019s crimes, a remark that drew an objection from the prosecution. Maxwell\u2019s trial is about \u201cmemory, manipulation, and money,\u201d the defense said.Maxwell\u2019s accusers have \u201ccontaminated\u201d and possibly \u201cfalse\u201d memories of their abuse, the defense said. Last week, U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan ruled that Maxwell could call a \u201cfalse memory\u201d expert, Elizabeth\u00a0Loftus, who has testified in the trials of Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, O.J. Simpson, and\u00a0Ted Bundy.Besides casting doubt on their credibility, the defense also questioned the motivations of the women who say Maxwell groomed them, saying they are motivated by money in going after Maxwell decades after the alleged abuse occurred.\u201cGhislaine has been inserted into these stories as they reframe their stories for pay day,\u201d Sternheim stated.At one point, the defense said there are \u201cmany exceptional things\u201d about Maxwell, such as her ability to pilot a helicopter, her education, and her extensive travels.\u201cShe is being pegged as the rich girl,\u201d Sternheim said.Epstein likewise had \u201cmany positive traits\u201d like his charisma and generosity and was a \u201c21st century James Bond\u201d of sorts, she said.The prosecution meanwhile said the Maxwell knew exactly what she was doing when she targeted the minor girls and helped \u201cnormalize\u201d Epstein\u2019s \u201cabusive sexual conduct,\u201d resulting in \u201csome of the most painful and private experiences of their childhood.\u201d Maxwell herself participated personally in some of the sexual abuse, the prosecution said.Maxwell appeared relaxed in the courtroom on Monday, wearing a cream-colored sweater with long sleeves and black pants. She let her face mask dangle as she whispered to her attorneys and drank coffee and water. At one point she clasped her hands together cheerfully as she discussed something with one of her attorneys. During the prosecution\u2019s opening statement, Maxwell stopped taking notes and sat very still, turning slightly toward the jury. When she was left sitting by herself while her attorneys spoke with the judge at one point, she sank down in her chair and glanced back at the gallery.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1067776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1067776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1067776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1067776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1067776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1067776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1067776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}