{"id":441500,"date":"2025-09-21T18:31:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T18:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/441500\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T18:31:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T18:31:20","slug":"humiliated-us-prison-chiefs-launch-probe-after-sex-trafficker-ghislaine-maxwell-pictured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/441500\/","title":{"rendered":"Humiliated US prison chiefs launch probe after sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell pictured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mirror\u2019s exclusive picture of Ghislaine Maxwell inside the jail has humiliated the Department of Justice and prison bosses, and also reignited a political firestorm at the heart of the White House<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5_Maxwell-Prison-180925-MS015JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Maxwell walking in her prison clothes\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Maxwell was transferred last month from a tough Florida lock-up to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas(Image: Mirrorpix \/ Matthew Symons)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Humiliated US prison chiefs have launched an investigation after a million-dollar bid to keep Ghislaine Maxwell hidden collapsed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The sex trafficker was pictured in the cushy Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas after being transferred under a cloak of secrecy. Sources told the Mirror that US Attorney General Pam Bondi had personally assured Donald Trump that Maxwell\u2019s transfer would not embarrass him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The President is under pressure over his friendship with Maxwell\u2019s pal, paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. But the emergence of the Mirror\u2019s exclusive image from inside the sprawling minimum-security complex has blown those promises apart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">One insider said: \u201cThe President was told she would never come back to haunt him. He was assured by Pam Bondi that Maxwell would be buried in the system. It\u2019s blown up in his face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-pictured-first-time-35934324\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35934324\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghislaine Maxwell pictured for first time since sex trafficker was moved to cushy jail<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/fergie-called-jeffrey-epstein-supreme-35938194\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35938194\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fergie called Jeffrey Epstein &#8216;supreme friend&#8217; despite sex convictions<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758479475_43_5_Maxwell-Prison-180925-MS015JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Maxwell walking in her prison clothes\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Maxwell was transferred last month to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas(Image: Mirrorpix \/ Matthew Symons)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2_Ghislaine-Maxwell-Bryan-170925-MS014JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Maxwell spotted with a yoga mat and her umbrella\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Maxwell spotted with a yoga mat and her umbrella(Image: Matthew Symons)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Bondi, one of Trump\u2019s closest allies, is said to be \u201cfurious and embarrassed\u201d after the breach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Following our exclusive, California Senator Adam Schiff yesterday hit out at the transfer, directing his anger at FBI head Kash Patel. The leading Democrat spoke after the disgraced socialite, 63, was moved just a week after speaking favourably of Trump after she was quizzed by US government lawyers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_Maxwell-Prison-180925-MS019JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Ghislaine Maxwell holds her umbrella as she walks on prison grounds\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Ghislaine Maxwell pictured for the first time since being moved to a cushy new prison(Image: Matthew Symons)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Schiff said: \u201cKash Patel wants you to believe the Bureau of Prisons\u2019 decision to move Epstein\u2019s co-conspirator to a minimum security prison after her interview was\u2026 a coincidence. His false testimony is an insult to the intelligence of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2_Maxwell-Prison-180925-MS0110JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Maxwell walking with another inmate\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Maxwell (right) walking with another inmate(Image: Matthew Symons)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Prison chiefs went to extraordinary lengths in order to conceal Maxwell. A million-dollar security operation was mounted, with dozens of officers drafted into Bryan equipped with semi-automatic rifles and tactical gear.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758479475_43_5_Maxwell-Prison-180925-MS015JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Maxwell walking in her prison clothes\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Maxwell was transferred last month from a tough Florida lock-up to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas(Image: Mirrorpix \/ Matthew Symons)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_JS381728506_1.jpg\" alt=\"Sign\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Maxwell was pictured walking past a sign pointing to &#8216;honesty&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Jail bosses now face a grilling over how one of the world\u2019s most infamous female inmates could be photographed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Ghislaine-Maxwell-mugshot.jpg\" alt=\"Ghislaine Maxwell mugshot\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022(Image: FBOP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">A Department of Justice source told the Mirror: \u201cThis was supposed to be airtight. It makes us look incompetent, and it makes her look untouchable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Patrick-McMullan-Archives.jpg\" alt=\"Maxwell and Epstein pictured in 2005\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Maxwell and Epstein pictured in 2005(Image: Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">During his campaign for the White House, Trump pledged to release government files on Epstein, who died in 2019. But he has not done so, leading to claims he is sweeping it under the carpet due to his own friendship with the billionaire predator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Mirror\u2019s exclusive picture of Ghislaine Maxwell inside the jail has humiliated the Department of Justice and prison&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[14925,32,295,2283,2204,14618,49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-441500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-department-of-justice","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-elon-musk","11":"tag-ghislaine-maxwell","12":"tag-jeffrey-epstein","13":"tag-prisons","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-us","16":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115243718842271936","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}