they say maxwell is not like jeffrey epstein and not like any of the other men. powerful men, moguls, media giants who abuse women but prosecutors sketching a different version of maxwell who was accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls for epstein from 1994 to 2004. they say maxwell participated in abuse of the girls. the assistant us attorney saying in her opening statement, quote, maxwell was epstein's best friend and right hands. she knew exactly what she was doing. the lawyer representing eight of epstein's accusers, one of whom has an accusation against maxwell spoke to fox news about the trial. >> they were not able to seek jeffrey epstein, they are seeing it come down from ghislaine maxwell. we will find out more about jeffrey epstein and powerful people involved. >> reporter: maxwell faces 80 years in prison if found guilty. the trial is expected to last six weeks. carley: another high profile trial in chicago, jussie smollett. >> reporter: prosecutors accuse the 39-year-old of faking a hate crime the grab the nation's attention in 2019. >> i of

. >> reporter: maxwell's defense attorney, jeffrey epstein's scapegoat, the disgraced shadow looms over the trial. maxwell's attorney telling the jury of 7 women and 5 men ever since he was accused of testing adam for the apple women have been blamed for the bad behavior of men. she is not like jeffrey epstein or the other powerful moguls, media giant to abuse women but prosecutors getting a different version of maxwell who is accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls for epstein between 1994, and 2004. maxwell also participated in abuse of the girls. the assistant us attorney saying that her opening statement, quote, maxwell was epstein's best friend and right hand, she knew exactly what she was doing. the lawyer representing accusers, one of whom has an accusation against maxwell spoke to fox news about the trial. >> they were not able to see the state, for jeffrey epstein so they are coming for ghislaine maxwell. we will find out more about jeffrey epstein and other powerful people involved. >> maxwell faces 80 years in prison if found guilty. the trial is expected to last si

max was accused of providing underage girls to jeffrey epstein as part of an international sex trafficking ring that likely involves world leaders beer that is prettyki interesting. for example, bill clinton flew on his plane a total of 26 times. meanwhile, one of the lead prosecutors in this case is the daughter of jim comey, the former fbi director with only t three under 50 million in the country, so of course that's true. what are we going to learn in this trial? lana goodman seemed like the perfect person to ask. she's the coauthor of "anis inconvenient outcome of the mystery's demise of jeffrey," joins us today. what is going to happen in this trial and thank you for covering it. >> they tell mike take you for having me.ap i'm excited to see the cross-examination of epstein's staff and pilots. after the opening arguments from both sides, we have the prosecution bring in epstein's pilot who was with him for 25 years. the defense side in their opening arguments indicated that one of their major narratives is going to be that ghislaine maxwell was a scapegoat, not just for jeffrey epste

the sex trafficking trial of jeffrey epstein, ghislaine maxwell accomplice of new york. she is accused of recruiting several underage girls the epstein allegedly abused, she could face up to 70 years in prison if convicted. brian llenas is live with more on that case. >> good evening ghislaine maxwell the former girlfriend a billionaire offender jeffrey epstein has been sitting in a brooklyn federal jail sale for 17 months awaiting the start of her trial which begins tomorrow. after epstein suicide in 2019 while awaiting his own trial, epstein sexual abuse accusers see this trial against maxwell as an opportunity to get justice. at least four women are expected to testify against maxwell who was accused of being epstein's madam, recruiting and grooming minors as young as 14 years old for epstein to abuse. the 59-year-old faces six sex charges if convicted. they say maxwell would encourage the girls to give epstein sexualize massages arranged epstein's homes in palm beach, new mexico and new york. in some cases maxwell allegedly took part in the abuse herself. she is the

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accused of lining up young women for jeffrey epstein, the charges she faces next. mike: long awaited trial of maxwell starting new york in new york city. bryan llenas is following the story from the big apple, hi, bryan. reporter: former girlfriend of billionaire and sex offender jeffrey epstein has been sitting in brooklyn federal jail cell for 17 months awaiting the start of her trial which begins tomorrow. after epstein suicide in new york jail cell while awaiting his own trial, epstein sexual abuse accusers see as justice. four women to testify accuse being jeffrey's madame. the 59-year-old faces 6 federal sex trafficking charges which carry maximum of 70 years in prison. prosecutors say maxwell would encourage the girls to give epstein sexualized massages arraigning them at epstein's home, palm beach, santa fe and maxwell took part in the abuse herself. he's the youngest of nine children of disgraced tycoon and publisher maxwell and graduated from oxford and met epstein in early 90's, people are fascinated how a wealthy british women can find herself accused o

>> sandra: another trial a long time in the making, jeffrey epstein's alleged partner in crime going on trial today. ghislaine maxwell set to face a judge and jury after epstein escaped justice by taking his own life. we are live on that story. ♪ ♪ why give your family just any eggs when they can enjoy the best? eggland's best. the only eggs with more fresh and delicious taste. plus, superior nutrition. which is now more important than ever. only eggland's best. earn about covid-19, more important than ever. the more questions we have. the biggest question now, what's next? what will covid bring in six months, a year? if you're feeling anxious about the future, you're not alone. calhope offers free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673, or live chat at calhope.org today. ♪ ♪ >> john: more than a year after indictment, ghislaine maxwell's trial kicks off in new york. maxwell is accused of running an elaborate sex trafficking ring involving minors for a former boyfriend, the late to financing. bryan llenas lives with the very latest for us. bryan? >> john, good afternoo

then ghislaine maxwell sex trafficking trial and accused of underage girls and for jeffrey epstein. greg. >> greg: i have to go with this jussie smollett one because i keep thinking if reverse and a white creep who elaborated a hoax involving black blmers and now he's going to trial and how would that be looked at and the media it would be a huge story if he got off. and a race war, why else would you do this? there would be violence on the street if the white version of jussie smollett got off. so i think this deserves as much attention if that were the case. this is an incredibly important -- whatever he was trying to do was to hurt americans and hurt america and smear half of the country. >> dagen: and grief of his own profile at the same time because that is what gets you choose. profile race, mission accomplished on that point. when think that is of disappointment to me, both of these trials will not have cameras in the courtroom. whereas in the rittenhouse trail you can follow it everyday and learn things, for example the prosecution put on the witness who said, actually every

jeffrey epstein accused elaine maxwell, another series of complaints about the jail. an interview with the daily mail, are so often full of rats and the guards are quote creepy. interview set to be published tomorrow, the day before the trial begins and faces eight counts including trafficking. green bay packers quarterback aaron rodgers is off the teams covid reserve list after a ten day quarantine. u.s. finds more than $14000 for attending a halloween party with more than three players were popping vaccinated, is expected to suit up for tomorrow's game against the seattle seahawks. for more on these and other stories, down most the fox news app, scan the quote on your screen over to foxnews.com/apps. after an update in the virginia governor's race, closer than expected results in the new jersey contest, democrats are working to fine-tune their strategy ahead of next year's midterm. party lawmakers work toward passing president biden's economic agenda. congressional correspondent chad program has details. >> a push by democrats to recalibrate what they expect to comp

jeffrey epstein has more in virus than kamala harris, and that's the territory joe biden now occupies it has political effects that we saw last week. why is this happening? why are people so dissatisfied all of a sudden with joe biden? the obvious answer and you'll hear a lot of people say this, joe biden is senile and ineffective, but if you think about it, that's not true, that can't really be true because voters knew perfectly well all along that biden was doddering and new when he elected him. it was obvious. it was part of his appeal. biden was too slow to be threatening to anyone. if this was not a guy who's going to make a lot of sudden moves. if you wished it was 1975, joe biden was your man. senility is joe not joe biden's main problem. he's overwhelmed, off balance, that's why he so often snappy and impressive because underneath it all, he feels anxious. biden isn't always sure where he is or what's happening around him, so a man like that can't possibly lead out country this complex but his weakness makes him a target for predators. of ideologues like susan rice or barack o

a prosecutor says ghislaine maxwell and jeffrey epstein were partners in crime against teenage girls. sex crime. accused recruiting and grooming girls for the financier to abuse. she says she is innocent. a jury has been seated in the trial of the actor accused of staging a racist homophobic attack on himself and lying to police about it the case brings up difficult issues for vice president kamala harris. this is the jussie smollett case. in a tweet she initially called reports of the attack an attempted modern day lynching. she later said she was sad, frustrated and disappointed at reports of a hoax with jussie smollett. breaking tonight, newly released records indicate cnn ache core and brother of the former governor of new york chris cuomo used his media sources to find out information about his brother's sexual assault accusers. governor andrew cuomo resigned amid sexual assault misconducts. let's get details breaking tonight from fox news media analyst host of fox news media buzz howard kurtz. good evening, howy. >> chris cuomo far more deeply involved in orchestrating the defen

fox 5 in new york with jury selection in the trial of long time jeffrey epstein companion ghislaine maxwell, the 59-year-old british social lite accuse of much grooming young females for sexual exploitation. she denies the charges. this is a live look at grand rapids, michigan. big story there tonight from fox 17. journalist and detroit area native denny finster back in the u.s. after being held captive for nearly six months in a burmese jail. finster was sentenced to 11 years of hard labor on charges of spreading false or inflammatory information. bill richardson helped win his release. that is tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ >> man: what's my safelite story? my truck...is my livelihood. so when my windshield cracked... the experts at safelite autoglass came right to me... with service i could trust. right, girl? >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bret: parents rights, especially when it comes to education, are shaping up to be a big issue for next year's midterm elections. tonight case in point with a r

epstein when she was 14 and that ghislaine maxwell was there when it happened. the witness was the first of four alleged victims to testify against maxwell at the start of her trial in new york. she is facing charges she recruited and groomed girls for epstein to sexually abuse. she denies those charges. breaking tonight, the lead investigator in the jussie smollett case is trying to refute the defense notion that police did not adequately look into actor jussie smollett's report of a racial hate crime attack. that was the dominant theme during today's testimony in smollett's trial. matt finn has details. >> good evening, bret. in opening statements, jussie smollett's defense attorney told the jury here that the chicago police department rushed to judgment. well, as you mentioned, the lead chicago police detective in this case is still testifying right now. he has been testifying all day against that claim. he is reviewing the painstaking detail of smollett investigation testifying the chicago police treated smollett as a real hate crime victim assigning more th

. >> bill: now the trial of maxwell, the british socialite tied to jeffrey epstein. it begins this morning. she faces a six-count federal indictment alleging they she conspired with epstein and aided in the sexual assault of underage girls. good morning, brian. >> good morning. the trial is underway. court began at 8:30 and finalizing jury selection and opening statements will begin in what is expected to be a six-week trial against maxwell. she is the former girlfriend of billionaire and sex offender epstein. he faced additional sex trafficking and abuse charges with minors but killed himself in a jail cell before the trial began in 2019. maxwell ayear later was arrested and now faces six federal sex trafficking charges which carry a maximum of 70 years in prison. prosecutors say between 1994 and 2004 she recruited and groomed minors as young as 14 years old for epstein to abuse. trafficking them between epstein's mansion in palm beach, new mexico and new york. in some cases maxwell allegedly took part in the abuse. maxwell has pled not guilty to all the charges. he

you heard about the conduct of jeffrey epstein. she is filling that hole and filling an empty chair. we're watching this careful life in new york. what did you think of day one? are you there? >> i'm here, can you hear me? i thought it was imminently disgusting and completely representative of this disgusting individual. as i wrote in one of my many columns on ghislaine maxwell the most sacred thing in this case is victimhood. if you look back at her 2016 deposition in which she was completely defiant when asked whether she ever procured females she would say i don't understand what you mean by female. when asked if she ever lurked around school yards to procure school yards she said i don't know what you mean by school yards. this is someone who actually used her gender, her womanhood, to lure these young girls in and make them feel safe. the other thing i wanted to point out, which i have also written about, is statistically speaking, when a child is in danger, a mother will say if you need help from a stranger, always go to a wo