Ghislaine Maxwell in court on Friday Dec. 17, 2021. (Jane Rosenberg) NEW YORK - Ghislaine Maxwell's defense has rested its case after two days of presenting evidence on the British socialite's behalf.
Not among that evidence was testimony from the longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate herself.Around a half-hour after Maxwell, 59, told the court Friday she would not testify in her own defense because "the government has not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt," one of her attorneys announced the defense had rested.Maxwell's lawyers have offered a spirited defense, portraying her as a scapegoat targeted by the government because prosecutors could no longer bring Epstein to justice after he killed himself at a federal lockup in August 2019.