Ghislaine Maxwell lawyers argue she should have been protected by Epstein deal as she makes bid for freedom

Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell argued that the disgraced British socialite should have been protected by a deal Jeffrey Epstein made years ago as they made a bid for her freedom in a New York courtroom on Tuesday.

Maxwell, 62, returned to the spotlight this week as her defence team launched an appeal over her sex trafficking conviction.

In December 2021, Maxwell was found guilty of recruiting and grooming four teenagers for sexual abuse by the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who was her boyfriend at the time. He died by suicide in prison in 2019 while awaiting his own sex trafficking trial.

Now, her lawyers are fighting to overturn the conviction for the former socialite, who is currently housed at the Federal