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of Epstein's alleged victims this morning newly unsealed emails show Galan Maxwell 's harried reaction after Virginia jefra first alleged in 2014 that Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein forced her to have sex with prince Andrew and other prominent men prince Andrew has denied you fr's allegations the two settled a lawsuit in 2022 with no admission of wrongdoing the messages show Maxwell struggled with what to say publicly writing

to her lawyer and publicist I am trying to stay out of litigation and not have to employ lawyers for years as I get lost in US legal nightmare Maxwell's Representatives had already issued issued a brief statement calling the claims untrue and obvious lies and the email show she worried issuing a further public response would only lead to questions about her connections to famous men writing statements

that don't address all just lead to more questions what is my relationship to Clinton Andrew on and on but the emails show Maxwell's lawyer telling her we can't sit back and let you be a conspirator by silence I know what is right to do and that is to shout your innocence saying nothing is reputational suicide and he advised her not to concern herself with Epstein who

might have his own reasons to stay silent writing I can see why J doesn't want this as it may not suit him but he is already toast yet the newly unsealed document show Maxwell was emailing with Epstein who asked her what did you decide to do later he suggested ask press to investigate whether Clinton was ever there je fre had claimed to have met Bill Clinton

on Epstein's Island something Clinton and Maxwell denied Maxwell decided against saying anything more but she had already said too much je fre filed a defamation lawsuit which the two women settled in 2017 the very lawsuit where all these newly unsealed documents originated and the court is now more than halfway through the unsealing of these documents guys more are expected to come out next week hi everyone

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