Donald Trump and maga Republicans support giving child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell preferential treatment in Federal prison
The Epstein scandal has landed in Texas. It’s time for answers. 
Typically when someone is happy to move to Texas, it's because they landed a good-paying job in an affordable city, not because they’re a step closer to getting out of a prison sentence for child sex trafficking.
In 2021, Maxwell, a Jeffrey Epstein consigliere, was found guilty of child sex trafficking and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
While the Trump administration hasn’t disclosed why they moved Maxwell, it is worth noting that this decision followed the White House’s refusal to release documents about the Epstein case and a meeting between Maxwell and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously served as Trump’s personal defense attorney.
It also follows revelations by the Wall Street Journal that Donald Trump once sent a personal birthday card to Epstein that included an outline of a naked woman around bizarre lines like: “We have certain things on common, Jeffrey,” “Enigmas never age,” and “may every day be another wonderful secret.” Trump denies writing such a letter.
Now a whistleblower has apparently told House Democrats that Maxwell is being waited on “hand and foot” by staff, receiving special meals delivered directly to her cell, private meetings with visitors who have unmonitored computers, and other privileges not allowed for other inmates.
“The deference and servility to Ms. Maxwell have reached such preposterous levels that one of the top officials at the facility has complained that he is ‘sick of having to be Maxwell’s b____,’” according to a letter from Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.
That whistleblower also reportedly says that Maxwell is seeking a commutation from President Trump himself and warns of a quid pro quo arrangement.
The mere possibility of Trump reducing Maxwell’s time behind bars should have Texas’ tough-on-crime crowd frothing at the mouth in anger — and we’ll be joining them! In what world is Texas content to play handmaiden to this miscarriage of justice? Anyone who cares about holding child sex traffickers accountable should be outraged that a secretive scheme to let Epstein’s right-hand woman off the hook may be unfolding right here in Texas.
The questions keep piling up about what is actually going on behind the scenes. Why would Trump go out of his way to help Maxwell❓ Why are most Republicans in the House of Representatives refusing to support a motion that will compel the U.S. Department of Justice to disclose all unclassified records, documents, communications and investigative materials in its possession that relate to Epstein or Maxwell. So far, not a single Texas Republican has signed on to that petition. Every Texas Democrat has.
The lack of answers only further feeds conspiracies and speculation that Trump’s name will appear somewhere in those files.
The American people deserve the truth. Texans specifically deserve to know why a child sex trafficker like Maxwell is getting the kid-glove treatment in our state.
We all deserve answers. Release the Epstein files. Now❗
Echo Editorial published in the Houston Chronicle.
Texas lawmakers love to talk about being tough on crime. (Obviously not true when it comes down to sexual trafficking crimes❗) So why won’t they demand answers about Epstein’s accomplice — or sign on to release the files❓
Typically when someone is happy to move to Texas, it's because they landed a good-paying job in an affordable city, not because they’re a step closer to getting out of a prison sentence for child sex trafficking.
Nevertheless, the weird machinations of the Trump administration, has caused the Lone Star State to become ground zero for the latest rage-inducing development in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
Republicans and Democrats alike should be demanding answers about Ghislaine Maxwell’s presence at a minimum security prison facility in our state — and demanding that Congress vote to release the Epstein files.
Here’s the rundown of what’s happening.
Here’s the rundown of what’s happening.
Earlier this year, for reasons that still haven’t been fully explained, the Federal Bureau of Prisons moved Maxwell from a facility in Florida to a minimum-security camp in Bryan, Texas — just a two-hour drive north of Houston.
In fact, the Texas camp is a veritable “Club Fed,” with no perimeter fencing, dorm-style housing, and a reputation as one of the most comfortable federal prisons.
While the Trump administration hasn’t disclosed why they moved Maxwell, it is worth noting that this decision followed the White House’s refusal to release documents about the Epstein case and a meeting between Maxwell and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously served as Trump’s personal defense attorney.
It also follows revelations by the Wall Street Journal that Donald Trump once sent a personal birthday card to Epstein that included an outline of a naked woman around bizarre lines like: “We have certain things on common, Jeffrey,” “Enigmas never age,” and “may every day be another wonderful secret.” Trump denies writing such a letter.
Now a whistleblower has apparently told House Democrats that Maxwell is being waited on “hand and foot” by staff, receiving special meals delivered directly to her cell, private meetings with visitors who have unmonitored computers, and other privileges not allowed for other inmates.
“The deference and servility to Ms. Maxwell have reached such preposterous levels that one of the top officials at the facility has complained that he is ‘sick of having to be Maxwell’s b____,’” according to a letter from Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.
That whistleblower also reportedly says that Maxwell is seeking a commutation from President Trump himself and warns of a quid pro quo arrangement.
The mere possibility of Trump reducing Maxwell’s time behind bars should have Texas’ tough-on-crime crowd frothing at the mouth in anger — and we’ll be joining them! In what world is Texas content to play handmaiden to this miscarriage of justice? Anyone who cares about holding child sex traffickers accountable should be outraged that a secretive scheme to let Epstein’s right-hand woman off the hook may be unfolding right here in Texas.
The questions keep piling up about what is actually going on behind the scenes. Why would Trump go out of his way to help Maxwell❓ Why are most Republicans in the House of Representatives refusing to support a motion that will compel the U.S. Department of Justice to disclose all unclassified records, documents, communications and investigative materials in its possession that relate to Epstein or Maxwell. So far, not a single Texas Republican has signed on to that petition. Every Texas Democrat has.
The lack of answers only further feeds conspiracies and speculation that Trump’s name will appear somewhere in those files.
The American people deserve the truth. Texans specifically deserve to know why a child sex trafficker like Maxwell is getting the kid-glove treatment in our state.
We all deserve answers. Release the Epstein files. Now❗
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