Delay Tactics: Maxwell’s Deposition Postponed Until Supreme Court Acts

Behind the scenes of Maxwell’s recorded interview with DOJ’s deputy AG

Delay Tactics: Maxwell’s Deposition Postponed Until Supreme Court Acts

Behind the scenes of Maxwell’s recorded interview with DOJ’s deputy AG

The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter #471: Monday, August 4th, 2025. 2:55 pm CST

Here’s the ugly truth:

Washington just flinched. Ghislaine Maxwell…the convicted predator at the rotten core of the Epstein empire…just slammed her hand down on the table. And the swamp paused.

She’s not begging…not apologizing. She’s negotiating…with the kind of leverage that makes powerful people sweat through their suits.

She’s serving twenty years, but she’s still dictating terms: immunity…advance questions…and a delay until the Supreme Court takes a look at her appeal.

And Rep. James Comer? He can bark all he wants about rejecting her demands…but he blinked…pushing her deposition to after September 29, 2025. That’s the sound of fear in the halls of power.

Make no mistake. This is a stick of dynamite with a lit fuse…and Maxwell is smiling with the match still in her hand. Behind those prison gates…she holds secrets that could topple dynasties and turn America’s stomach inside out.

1. The Immunity Demand

• Maxwell’s attorney…David Oscar Markus…cried foul: without immunity…she’s exposed. Politics…prejudice…the whole circus could bury her appeal.

• The Committee said no, but left the door cracked…still “negotiating in good faith.”

Here’s the spine‑tingler:

Immunity isn’t a request…it’s a loaded gun. Grant it…and she could burn the town down. Deny it…and those secrets stay sealed…festering…poisoning trust.

Every lawmaker is asking the same sweaty question: Do I really want to know what she’ll say if she’s unleashed?

2. Delay Until Supreme Court Decision

• Her deposition was set for August 11. Now? Kicked down the road until the Supreme Court decides whether her appeal gets a hearing on September 29.

• Maxwell is now at FPC Bryan—“Club Fed.” Coincidence? Sure. And I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

Every day that ticks by is a knife twist. Delays aren’t just procedural…they’re psychological warfare. This countdown is a heartbeat in the dark. Somewhere in D.C., a nameplate on a mahogany door is rattling.

3. DOJ’s Involvement

• Deputy AG Todd Blanche grilled her for two straight days. About a hundred names. A hundred potential nightmares.

• Maxwell answered under a limited proffer deal. Lie…and she’s toast. Tell the truth…and someone else is.

The DOJ is mapping a bomb.

Each name she whispers lights another red dot on their wall of power. And if even ten percent of that ever hits daylight…America will learn that Epstein’s reach wasn’t a conspiracy theory…it was a reality hiding in plain sight.

4. Clemency as Leverage

• Maxwell dangled the word “pardon” like a blade. She’d sing in public…loud…if Trump or anyone handed her a get‑out‑of‑jail‑free card.

• Trump shrugs…Johnson scoffs…but everyone heard her loud and clear.

Clemency for silence. Freedom for filth. This isn’t just a deal…it’s a dare.

Washington has to decide which is worse: setting her free, or hearing what she really knows.

5. Broader Stakes and Reactions

• GOP insiders dream she’s the skeleton key to embarrass Democrats and the DOJ.

• Critics spit nails: she’s a proven liar. Give her immunity, and credibility evaporates.

Both sides are sweating.

They know the first name out of her mouth could belong to someone in their own donor rolodex. It’s not just about Maxwell. It’s about the unspoken truth: Epstein’s ghost still owns a piece of this city.

6. Legal and Political Chessboard

• Deny her at SCOTUS…and she’s cornered.

• Grant her certiorari (an order issued by a higher court, to a lower court)…and her leverage doubles overnight.

• A Trump pardon? Politically radioactive…but technically possible.

This is chess on a live wire. One wrong move and the whole board catches fire. Maxwell’s the weakest piece in theory…yet she’s holding the match that could ignite the king’s robe.

7. What Maxwell Might Reveal

• She could drop names that send shockwaves through Wall Street and Capitol Hill.

• She could expose deals…bribes…and blackmail we’ve only whispered about.

• Or she could burn everyone and everything…confirming our worst fears.

Picture the headlines the day after she talks. Imagine the footage. Picture the faces of the untouchables suddenly looking very…very touchable. If Maxwell speaks without a muzzle…it won’t just make news….it’ll rearrange history.

At a Turning Point

This isn’t a story about one fallen socialite. It’s a countdown to detonation. Maxwell is holding back a tidal wave of rot that could wash through every corridor of power.

Congress can delay. Courts can posture. But September 29 is coming like a drumbeat in the dark. The day she finally talks…or walks…could be the day Washington’s mask slips for good.

I’ll watch this closely between now and then.

Deep breath…now let it out slowly. That’s it.

Back soon…

-Jack

P.S. Later today, paid subscribers will get a close look at someone who is key to this all. “Todd Blanche: Trump’s Legal Pitbull in the White House.” You don’t miss this one.

My whole life has been about understanding people, who they are, and what drives them. The better you understand them, the more accurately you can map their next move!