February 22: Maxwell Fights Release of 90,000 Pages as Estate Agrees to $35M Victim Settlement

• Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyers for Maxwell filed papers Friday in Manhattan federal court fighting the release of 90,000 pages of Epstein-related documents, calling the congressional disclosure law unconstitutional. The documents include transcripts of over 30 depositions and private financial and sexual information about Maxwell and others. Washington Post →
• Epstein Estate Settlement Epstein's estate agreed to pay up to $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit against his former lawyer Darren Indyke and former accountant Richard Kahn. If fewer than 40 survivors opt in, the payout drops to $25 million. The estate has already paid out $121 million through a restitution fund plus $49 million in separate settlements. NBC News →
• Bill Clinton Bill Clinton now says he does not want his upcoming deposition to be videotaped, but would participate in a public hearing instead. Hillary Clinton's deposition is scheduled for Feb 26 and Bill's has been pushed to March 11. Hillary has accused the Trump administration of a "continuing cover-up" and said lawmakers won't "like what I have to say." CBS News →
• Interlochen Arts School NPR investigation reveals Epstein and Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan to gain access. Two teenagers were pulled into their orbit at the school's summer camp, with one woman testifying she was 13 when she first met them in 1994. NPR →
• Victim Privacy Crisis Attorneys representing more than 200 alleged victims asked federal judges to order immediate takedown of the DOJ's Epstein Files website, calling it "the single most egregious violation of victim privacy in one day in United States history." A Wall Street Journal review found at least 43 victims' full names were exposed, including more than two dozen who were minors when abused. Wall Street Journal →