Ghislaine Maxwell And the Deal That Never Materialized

The Epstein Chronicles · Aug 30, 2026 · 14m

In July 2020, shortly after Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested, a federal criminal defense attorney suggested that her lawyers might have been exploring a cooperation agreement with prosecutors known informally as a “Queen for a Day” proffer. Under that type of arrangement, Maxwell could have sat down with federal investigators and told them what she knew about Jeffrey Epstein, his trafficking operation, the people around him and any potential co-conspirators, with limited protections governing how her statements could be used against her. Attorney Gregg Lerman, who was not involved in Maxwell’s…