{"id":1075722,"date":"2021-12-02T07:59:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T12:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1075722"},"modified":"2021-12-02T07:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T12:59:08","slug":"ghislaine-maxwells-defense-team-challenges-accusers-memory-asks-whether-she-can-cry-on-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwells-defense-team-challenges-accusers-memory-asks-whether-she-can-cry-on-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s Defense Team Challenges Accuser\u2019s Memory, Asks Whether She Can \u2018Cry On Command\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fghislaine-maxwells-defense-team-challenges-accusers-memory-asks-whether-she-can-cry-on-command%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=1075722&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 The sex trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein pal Ghislaine Maxwell continued into its third day on Wednesday, with Maxwell\u2019s defense attorney cross-examining one of the women accusing Maxwell of sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The former girlfriend of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is standing trial in federal court in Manhattan on six counts related to the sex trafficking of minors including sex trafficking of a minor, enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, and transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. If convicted, Maxwell faces up to 80 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell\u2019s defense lawyer Laura Menninger peppered the accuser, who is testifying under the pseudonym \u201cJane,\u201d with questions for hours about how accurately she remembers her teen years, when the alleged sexual abuse occurred. Menninger compared what \u201cJane\u201d told the FBI in previous years with her more recent statements, accusing her of contradicting herself on several topics, including on how involved Maxwell was in the alleged abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Menninger quizzed \u201cJane\u201d on details such as if she remembered whether she was 13 or 14 when she met Epstein. \u201cJane\u201d testified that she met the purported billionaire investment manager at a performing arts summer camp in Michigan right around her 14th birthday in 1994. <\/p>\n<p>Menninger also claimed \u201cJane\u201d had previously said she could not remember whether Maxwell had ever touched her sexually.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not true,\u201d responded \u201cJane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJane\u201d added that the first time she saw Maxwell naked marked when the \u201cfun, casual relationship I had with her just changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The defense attorney also challenged the accuser on her changing story around when she went to see \u201cThe Lion King\u201d on Broadway with Epstein and Maxwell. Previously, \u201cJane\u201d had said that trip happened when she was 14, but the show did not come out until she was 17. \u201cJane\u201d clarified in court that she did go see the show with Epstein and Maxwell but acknowledged that she got the timeline wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of this is out of sequence and incorrect,\u201d she said of the FBI\u2019s notes from her interviews with investigators. \u201cThis is not a transcript.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The defense also tried to show that \u201cJane\u201d has a financial incentive in accusing Maxwell. Menninger accused \u201cJane\u201d of traveling \u201con Epstein\u2019s dime\u201d after she escaped the abuse. She also asked her whether she had ever \u201ccried\u201d because Epstein gave her only $2000 for a teen beauty pageant dress. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s ridiculous. I would never do that,\u201d she responded.<\/p>\n<p>Menninger went on to ask whether \u201cJane\u201d knew that her cooperation in the criminal trial would help her then-pending civil litigation or her claim with the Epstein victim fund, which ended up awarding her $5 million. \u201cJane\u201d responded that she did not know that.<\/p>\n<p>The defense also brought up \u201cJane\u2019s\u201d acting career, suggesting that she may be acting on the witness stand. Menninger asked her whether she can \u201ccry on command\u201d and noted that she has played a prostitute in a soap opera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot my favorite storyline,\u201d she responded.<\/p>\n<p>Later, prosecutor Alison Moe also asked \u201cJane\u201d about her motivation in cooperating in this trial. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJane\u201d said she was \u201choping I could help\u201d and wants to \u201chopefully finally find some closure to all of this,\u201d namely the \u201cpain, abuse, and suffering\u201d she endured, since it\u2019s \u201csomething that I have been running from my entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She broke down in tears when she spoke about the money she received from the Epstein victims fund.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI wish I would have never received that money in the first place because of what happened,\u201d she said, her voice faltering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s third witness took the stand after \u201cJane,\u201d a man testifying under the pseudonym \u201cMatt,\u201d who is \u201cJane\u2019s\u201d ex-boyfriend. The two dated for 8 years from 2006 until 2014. \u201cJane\u201d described Epstein to \u201cMatt\u201d as a sort of \u201cgodfather\u201d to her and told him about Epstein\u2019s sexual abuse of her after Epstein\u2019s first sex offender conviction in Florida 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatt\u201d testified that \u201cJane\u201d told both him and her mother that the money Epstein gave her \u201cwasn\u2019t f***ing free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI couldn\u2019t understand why her mother would let her go and be with a man alone,\u201d he told the court.<\/p>\n<p>When Maxwell was arrested, \u201cMatt\u201d asked \u201cJane\u201d whether Maxwell was the woman \u201cJane\u201d had told him was present in Epstein\u2019s house and made her feel more comfortable, and \u201cJane\u201d confirmed that she was.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell appeared relaxed in court on Wednesday except for a few moments when she sat very still and sank down in her chair. She wore an army green sweater and black slacks and chatted frequently with her attorneys and others in the gallery, using lots of animated hand gestures. Before the trial resumed in the morning, she organized some papers and summoned a lawyer over to give her a pen. During a break, she hugged her attorney and chatted with her older sister Isabel for several minutes.<\/p>\n<p>When \u201cJane\u201d finished her<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2014 The sex trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein pal Ghislaine Maxwell continued into its third day on Wednesday, with Maxwell\u2019s defense attorney cross-examining one of the women accusing Maxwell of sexual abuse.The former girlfriend of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is standing trial in federal court in Manhattan on six counts related to the sex trafficking of minors including sex trafficking of a minor, enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, and transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. If convicted, Maxwell faces up to 80 years in prison.Maxwell\u2019s defense lawyer Laura Menninger peppered the accuser, who is testifying under the pseudonym \u201cJane,\u201d with questions for hours about how accurately she remembers her teen years, when the alleged sexual abuse occurred. Menninger compared what \u201cJane\u201d told the FBI in previous years with her more recent statements, accusing her of contradicting herself on several topics, including on how involved Maxwell was in the alleged abuse.Menninger quizzed \u201cJane\u201d on details such as if she remembered whether she was 13 or 14 when she met Epstein. \u201cJane\u201d testified that she met the purported billionaire investment manager at a performing arts summer camp in Michigan right around her 14th birthday in 1994. Menninger also claimed \u201cJane\u201d had previously said she could not remember whether Maxwell had ever touched her sexually.\u201cThat\u2019s not true,\u201d responded \u201cJane.\u201d\u201cJane\u201d added that the first time she saw Maxwell naked marked when the \u201cfun, casual relationship I had with her just changed.\u201dThe defense attorney also challenged the accuser on her changing story around when she went to see \u201cThe Lion King\u201d on Broadway with Epstein and Maxwell. Previously, \u201cJane\u201d had said that trip happened when she was 14, but the show did not come out until she was 17. \u201cJane\u201d clarified in court that she did go see the show with Epstein and Maxwell but acknowledged that she got the timeline wrong.\u201cA lot of this is out of sequence and incorrect,\u201d she said of the FBI\u2019s notes from her interviews with investigators. \u201cThis is not a transcript.\u201dThe defense also tried to show that \u201cJane\u201d has a financial incentive in accusing Maxwell. Menninger accused \u201cJane\u201d of traveling \u201con Epstein\u2019s dime\u201d after she escaped the abuse. She also asked her whether she had ever \u201ccried\u201d because Epstein gave her only $2000 for a teen beauty pageant dress. \u201cThat\u2019s ridiculous. I would never do that,\u201d she responded.Menninger went on to ask whether \u201cJane\u201d knew that her cooperation in the criminal trial would help her then-pending civil litigation or her claim with the Epstein victim fund, which ended up awarding her $5 million. \u201cJane\u201d responded that she did not know that.The defense also brought up \u201cJane\u2019s\u201d acting career, suggesting that she may be acting on the witness stand. Menninger asked her whether she can \u201ccry on command\u201d and noted that she has played a prostitute in a soap opera.\u201cNot my favorite storyline,\u201d she responded.Later, prosecutor Alison Moe also asked \u201cJane\u201d about her motivation in cooperating in this trial. \u201cJane\u201d said she was \u201choping I could help\u201d and wants to \u201chopefully finally find some closure to all of this,\u201d namely the \u201cpain, abuse, and suffering\u201d she endured, since it\u2019s \u201csomething that I have been running from my entire life.\u201dShe broke down in tears when she spoke about the money she received from the Epstein victims fund. \u201cI wish I would have never received that money in the first place because of what happened,\u201d she said, her voice faltering.\u00a0The state\u2019s third witness took the stand after \u201cJane,\u201d a man testifying under the pseudonym \u201cMatt,\u201d who is \u201cJane\u2019s\u201d ex-boyfriend. The two dated for 8 years from 2006 until 2014. \u201cJane\u201d described Epstein to \u201cMatt\u201d as a sort of \u201cgodfather\u201d to her and told him about Epstein\u2019s sexual abuse of her after Epstein\u2019s first sex offender conviction in Florida 2008.\u201cMatt\u201d testified that \u201cJane\u201d told both him and her mother that the money Epstein gave her \u201cwasn\u2019t f***ing free.\u201d \u201cI couldn\u2019t understand why her mother would let her go and be with a man alone,\u201d he told the court.When Maxwell was arrested, \u201cMatt\u201d asked \u201cJane\u201d whether Maxwell was the woman \u201cJane\u201d had told him was present in Epstein\u2019s house and made her feel more comfortable, and \u201cJane\u201d confirmed that she was.Maxwell appeared relaxed in court on Wednesday except for a few moments when she sat very still and sank down in her chair. She wore an army green sweater and black slacks and chatted frequently with her attorneys and others in the gallery, using lots of animated hand gestures. Before the trial resumed in the morning, she organized some papers and summoned a lawyer over to give her a pen. During a break, she hugged her attorney and chatted with her older sister Isabel for several minutes.When \u201cJane\u201d finished her testimony and stepped down from witness stand, Maxwell stared at her as she walked out of the courtroom, turning her head to watch her walk out the door.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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