A legal expert told CNN viewers on Friday afternoon there are "definitely some worrisome similarities" between the cases of Bill Cosby and Ghislaine Maxwell. Elie Honig joined "The Lead" with anchor Jake Tapper to discuss the latest in the Jeffrey Epstein controversy that has embroiled President Donald Trump.

However, some feel Maxwell is now in a stronger position. Her appeal to the US supreme court on the basis that the government overlooked the immunity clause in the Epstein deal is similar in spirit to the appeal that succeeded in overturning Bill Cosby’s conviction for sexual assault.

The convicted procuress insists that she is shielded by a non-prosecution agreement between disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and the United States.

A criminal defense attorney warned Friday afternoon that embattled comedian Bill Cosby's criminal cases could come back to bite President Donald Trump in court. CNN anchor Jake Tapper brought on attorney Bill Brennan to discuss a new filing just from Attorney General Pam Bondi,

Ghislaine Maxwell jogs around the track at FCI Tallahassee, Tallahassee, Florida, Thursday, July 10, 2025. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.

Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted in 2021 for her role in helping Epstein recruit, groom and abuse underage girls.

Two years before Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in connection with a scandal that will not die, he and her defense attorney David O. Markus traded stories about surreal moments visiting clients behind bars.

Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence. Ghislaine Maxwell asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to overturn her sex-trafficking conviction, arguing she was covered by a non-prosecution ...