Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have asked the judge to consent to a "categorical withholding" of the all the as of yet unreleased FBI 'top-secret files' on Jeffrey Epstein.

Some in the press see this as a tacit admission of the real danger of a retrial for disgraced socialite and convicted sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Others, especially in the conservative camp, see this as another move to hinder public information about the case, and also to protect powerful people implicated in the documents.

Not only do experts think that Maxwell's bid for a second trial is unlikely to succeed, but also it, has lately been reported that Maxwell is 'flat broke' has no money for lawyers, and may need to represent herself in the appeal – which is almost a complete guarantee of failure.

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