Thread by @VickyPJWard

Here’s the latest — my new dispatch from Day Three of the #GhislaineMaxwellTrial. vickyward.substack.com/p/maxwell-day-…

In the past two years while I’ve been researching “Chasing Ghislaine,” sources close to Maxwell’s defense team have told me consistently that they are unbothered by the fact that the Southern District of New York’s conviction rate is extraordinarily high—reportedly over 95%.

“I don’t care what the statistics are,” someone close to Maxwell and her lawyers told me nine months ago. “Ghislaine is innocent, and we will prove that.”

At the time, I thought this person was crazy. Now, however, I’m beginning to see why the defense appears so confident.

If the last three days showed the best opening the government has got, I can see why Maxwell’s defense has been confident for so long.

I cannot reveal my source, but I have been told that the most pressing question on the minds of those on Maxwell’s defense team this past year has been if they could find an unbiased jury. If so, they have always said, they believe they will win.

I, like most people I know, ignored that. Now, I am paying attention.

Here's my full story on Day Three of the #GhislaineMaxwellTrial: vickyward.substack.com/p/maxwell-day-…