Geraldo Rivera Goes To Bat For Ghislaine Maxwell

The Vault: The Epstein Files · Oct 7, 2026 · 18m · transcript

Geraldo Rivera publicly defended Ghislaine Maxwell after her July 2020 arrest, arguing that she should have been granted bail while awaiting trial rather than held in federal detention. After U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan denied Maxwell’s release, finding that her wealth, foreign connections and access to multiple countries made her an extreme flight risk, Rivera blasted the decision and said the judge had effectively caved to public pressure. He described the charges against Maxwell as “wobbly,” emphasized that the alleged conduct dated back more than two decades and argued that she was…