Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys have fired their latest rounds in an effort to get their client out on bail. As we have previously reported, Maxwell has made a third effort to get released on bond after the Court rejected the previous two.

To convince the Court that bail was warranted, Maxwell’s attorneys downplayed her being a flight risk, explained how they couldn’t confer with their client on millions pages of discovery, and illustrated how Maxwell was living in sub-human conditions.

In response, the government blamed Maxwell for the conditions of her cell - including an accusation that Maxwell didn’t flush her toilet after use.

Maxwell’s attorneys have responded. Here are the highlights:

• There was a “pervasive stench of sewage” in Maxwell’s unit. This is caused when “the plumbing system goes unused” and “gases escape from the drains.”

• The government had downplayed the issues with the water at the jail. Maxwell’s lawyers: “I challenge the government to identify anyone that would risk their health by drinking the [jail’s] tap water. Even the guards resort to drinking bottled water.”

• The jail is “permeated with mold and vermin. Cockroaches and rodents are plentiful.”

• An HVAC inspector called the legal visiting room - where Maxwell meets with her lawyers - “a death trap.”

• The government’s releases on Maxwell (such as the accusation she doesn’t flush her toilet) are attempts to “publicly embarrass and humiliate” Maxwell, eroding her chances of a trial by a fair and impartial jury.

One final thing

The court has scheduled arraignment on Maxwell’s superseding indictment for April 23, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.