“There Is No Need for Me to Testify”: Ghislaine Maxwell Speaks, Briefly, as Her Defense Rests Its Case

For the large part of the last few hours of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial on Friday, she sat conferring with her lawyer Bobbi Sternheim. What had been expected to be a straightforward decision as to whether or not she would take the stand appeared to be the subject of some last-minute strategizing. But when Maxwell finally rose to speak, she confirmed what many observers had long suspected to U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in a slow statement: “Your honor, the government has not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt, and so there is no need for me to testify.” With… Read Full Article