Mega Edition: Ghislaine Maxwell And The Suspended Civil Suits (11/1/26)

The Vault: The Epstein Files · Nov 1, 2026 · 51m · transcript

In the lead-up to Ghislaine Maxwell's federal sex trafficking trial in November 2021, multiple civil lawsuits brought against her by Jeffrey Epstein survivors were suspended or delayed as the criminal proceedings took priority. Following Maxwell's arrest in July 2020, her attorneys argued that allowing civil discovery to continue could violate her Fifth Amendment rights by forcing her to answer questions about conduct that was also being investigated by federal prosecutors. Among the affected cases was a lawsuit filed by Annie Farmer, who accused Maxwell of sexually assaulting her at…