Prison staff who leaked information about Ghislaine Maxwell’s preferential treatment have been fired, a lawyer for the convicted sex trafficker said.
Maxwell, a longtime associate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was moved to a minimum security prison known as Camp Bryan after meeting with the Justice Department earlier this year. The DOJ interview followed backlash against the Trump administration for its handling of government files related to Epstein.
Because they’re in solidarity with their own class interests. No doubt that there are a bunch of elected officials who would feature in the Epstein files if they were released in full, but even those that wouldn’t still have a vested interest in stabilising the current order. Doing this sets a precedent that even if consequences come for some, they will be protected.
Not every elected representative is a corrupt asshole, but I’d wager it’s the majority. Some of them probably even think they’re acting benevolent in acting to reinforce and protect their own power.
The system isn’t broken, it’s working exactly as intended.