Ian Maxwell, the brother of convicted Jeffrey Epstein confederate Ghislaine Maxwell, is talking out on his sister’s ongoing effort to overturn her conviction, her latest Congressional deposition, her switch to a federal jail camp in Texas, and extra in a broad interview Tuesday with ABC Information.
Ian Maxwell’s feedback come per week after his sister invoked the Fifth Amendment throughout a closed-door digital deposition earlier than the Home Oversight Committee final Monday, the place she was requested questions on her relationship with Epstein and her involvement within the late intercourse offender’s legal exercise.
“The authorized recommendation was completely clear. And it is advisable to take into consideration this fairly fastidiously,” Ian Maxwell stated of his sister’s resolution to not reply the questions, reiterating that she did communicate with United States Deputy Legal professional Normal Todd Blanche in July.
“He requested her over two days of questioning a number of hundred questions. She did not fail to reply a single a kind of,” he stated.
Throughout her interview with Blanche, a former private lawyer for President Donald Trump, Maxwell continued to disclaim any involvement in Epstein’s sexual exploitation and stated she had not witnessed any wrongdoing by every other man — together with Trump or former President Invoice Clinton. Maxwell was granted restricted immunity for the interview so long as she answered questions in truth.
Ian Maxwell additionally touched on the potential for President Trump pardoning his sister, although he famous she had not requested Trump for a pardon. He stated the concept that she may exonerate Trump and Clinton of any wrongdoing together with her testimony was attributable to a former lawyer of Maxwell’s.
“Ghislaine has not requested President Trump for a pardon. The very fact of the matter is that the Epstein scandal is being utilized by each side of the aisle to beat the current president and the previous president,” he stated.
Ian Maxwell additionally mentioned a petition pending in federal courtroom in New York that seeks to overturn her conviction or scale back her sentence.
This undated handout {photograph} in an unidentified location supplied by the US Justice Division on December 19, 2025 exhibits convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein’s confederate Ghislaine Maxwell.
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The petition alleges 9 separate grounds — together with juror misconduct and authorities suppression of proof — for Ghislaine Maxwell’s rivalry that constitutional violations undermined the integrity of her 2021 trial.
“I’m hopeful that the petition will attain the decide presiding over the petition based mostly on the proof, the evidentiary file,” he stated.
Within the interview, the British businessman addressed Ghislaine Maxwell’s switch from a federal jail in Florida to a federal prison camp in Texas over the summer season.
“Ghislaine is probably essentially the most infamous prisoner within the U.S. federal system right this moment,” he stated. “We all know that jail is a really violent place. Jeffrey Epstein died. Ghislaine did have many threats in Tallahassee the place she was. It was a notoriously violent and harmful place for her personal security. She needed to be moved.”
On the time of the transfer, the explanation for the switch was not made clear. FCI Tallahassee in Florida, the place Maxwell had been held, is a “low safety” jail for women and men, whereas FPC Bryan is a “minimal safety” camp only for girls.
Ian Maxwell disputed the concept that his sister was transferred as any form of reward for safeguarding Trump.
“President Trump has not carried out something unsuitable. You inform me, have you ever discovered something unsuitable within the papers but? I have not seen something there,” he stated relating to the latest release of Epstein files by the Justice Division.
Ian Maxwell additionally mentioned the authenticity of {a photograph} of his sister with the former Prince Andrew and his late accuser Virginia Giuffre.
“I might keep that Ghislaine continues to have large doubt in regards to the image that was revealed and believes that it isn’t the unique and will have been doctored in a roundabout way. We do not know,” stated Ian Maxwell, who backs his sister’s stance that she was not accountable for introducing the previous prince to Epstein.
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in December 2021 on 5 of six counts associated to the abuse and trafficking of underage ladies. In his interview, Ian Maxwell maintained that his sister “didn’t obtain a good trial” and stated that “the decision is deeply unsafe.”
Ian Maxwell was requested to elaborate on claims made in Ghislaine Maxwell’s pending petition that as many as 25 different males settled claims privately with Epstein accusers.
“The one one that is in jail, the one individual whose been tried and located responsible is a lady, my sister,” Ian Maxwell stated. “All of those males have disappeared into the ether.”
