The Epstein files: Ghislaine Maxwell's appeals, interviews and clemency bids

Gone quiet · last story Aug 25, 2026

What this arc covers

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's convicted associate, since her conviction: her appeals, the Justice Department's July 2025 interviews with her, her transfer to a prison camp, congressional subpoenas and her refusal to answer, her bids for clemency, and the court and Senate actions that followed.

Jeffrey Epstein

Earliest story we hold Mar 12, 2024 · 22 stories · 98 independent sources (counted once each) · 896 days

Part ofJeffrey EpsteinUnited States Department of JusticeHouse Oversight CommitteeDonald TrumpSupreme Court of the United StatesFloridaUnited States SenateFederal Reserve System

Part of The Epstein files

  1. The court records unsealed in January 2024Jan 1 – Jan 5, 2024
  2. The fight to make the Justice Department release themFeb 29, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026
  3. Ghislaine Maxwell's appeals, interviews and clemency bidsThis arcMar 12, 2024 – Aug 25, 2026
  4. Trump's ties to EpsteinAug 12, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026
  5. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's fall, from losing his titles to his arrestDec 13, 2024 – May 21, 2026
  6. The House and state investigationsAug 5, 2025 – Sep 13, 2026
  7. Resignations and inquiries over ties to EpsteinSep 11, 2025 – Sep 24, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Aug 25– 262026Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claims and bid for prison release66 articles · 39 independent sources
4 left, 13 center, 5 right
Jul 29– 302026Senate unanimously agrees to oppose pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell12 articles · 9 independent sources
2 left, 2 center, 3 right
Feb 92026Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the Fifth during Epstein deposition with House Oversight Committee11 articles · 10 independent sources
0 left, 6 center, 3 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Jul 22 – 26, 2025Justice Dept. official meets with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend81 articles · 39 independent sources
    1. Jul 22, 2025Justice Department seeks meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell amid Epstein outrage
    2. Jul 23, 2025DOJ wants to question Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein
    3. Jul 24, 2025DOJ meets with Ghislaine Maxwell: 'She answered every single question'
    4. Jul 25, 2025Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend completes interviews with Justice Department
  2. Aug 1 – 2, 2025Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, is transferred to a prison camp in Texas58 articles · 38 independent sources
  3. Oct 6, 2025Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein49 articles · 29 independent sources
  4. Feb 9 – 10, 2026Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers51 articles · 32 independent sources
  5. Aug 25 – 26, 2026Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claims and bid for prison release66 articles · 39 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Mar 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Mar 11, 202434127
Sep 16, 20240216
Jul 21, 2025162011145
Jul 28, 20251116782
Aug 18, 202579745
Oct 6, 202528448
Nov 10, 202523213
Dec 15, 202535116
Feb 9, 2026317460
Jul 27, 202622311
Aug 24, 2026413564

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

32% left · 51% center · 17% right of 98 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 22 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. March 2024

    Mar 12– 13Ghislaine Maxwell asks court to overturn sex trafficking conviction27 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 1 right

  2. September 2024

    Sep 17US court upholds British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right

  3. July 2025

    Jul 22– 24House Oversight Committee subpoenas Ghislaine Maxwell for deposition18 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 3 right
  4. Jul 22Justice Department wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell20 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 1 right
  5. Jul 22– 26Justice Dept. official meets with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend81 articles · 39 independent sources
    12 left, 16 center, 7 right
  6. Jul 22DoJ to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell as Trump faces new scrutiny over Epstein ties6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  7. Jul 24DOJ meets with Ghislaine Maxwell; Trump visits Federal Reserve8 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Jul 25– 28Trump: Ghislaine Maxwell Pardon 'Inappropriate' to Discuss ‘Right Now’20 articles · 15 independent sources
    6 left, 4 center, 4 right
  9. Jul 26– 29Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell wants immunity and questions in advance to testify for Congress7 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  10. Jul 28Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted Jeffrey Epstein associate, makes pitch to Supreme Court15 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 4 right
  11. Jul 29Lawyers for Epstein’s former girlfriend say she’s open to interview with Congress, if given immunity6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right

  12. August 2025

    Aug 1– 2Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, is transferred to a prison camp in Texas58 articles · 38 independent sources
    7 left, 12 center, 6 right
  13. Aug 22Justice Department issues transcripts of interviews with Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell9 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  14. Aug 22Justice Department releases Ghislaine Maxwell interview transcripts8 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  15. Aug 22– 23Ghislaine Maxwell details relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in DOJ interviews32 articles · 20 independent sources
    6 left, 5 center, 6 right

  16. October 2025

    Oct 6Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein49 articles · 29 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 4 right

  17. November 2025

    Nov 10Ghislaine Maxwell seeking commutation for 20-year sentence from Trump, whistleblower says14 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 2 right

  18. December 2025

    Dec 17– 18Ghislaine Maxwell asks court to toss out her conviction as DOJ expected to release Epstein files this week17 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 1 right

  19. February 2026

    Feb 9Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the Fifth during Epstein deposition with House Oversight Committee11 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 3 right
  20. Feb 9– 10Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers51 articles · 32 independent sources
    3 left, 12 center, 2 right

  21. July 2026

    Jul 29– 30Senate unanimously agrees to oppose pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell12 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 3 right

  22. August 2026

    Aug 25– 26Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘miscarriage of justice’ claims and bid for prison release66 articles · 39 independent sources
    4 left, 13 center, 5 right