Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, urged the Supreme Court on Monday to take up her pending appeal and overturn her sex-trafficking conviction, claiming she was covered by an agreement Epstein made with federal authorities that shielded her from prosecution.

Ghislaine Maxwell is back in the spotlight as the Trump administration faces growing pressure over its handling of the Epstein files and as Maxwell seeks to overturn her conviction in the case.

A central figure in the Jeffrey Epstein saga is back in the limelight again — his once-girlfriend and associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. The big picture: As the Trump administration faces weeks of bipartisan backlash over its handling of the Epstein files,