FBI PUBLIC AFFAIRS - DIRECTOR'S AM NEWS BRIEFING

FBI PUBLIC AFFAIRS - DIRECTOR'S AM NEWS BRIEFING EFTA00161231 EFTA00161232 EFTA00161233 Maxwell Wins Court Ruling To Prevent Release Of 2016 Testimony As Reports Highlight Ties To Trump, Clinton. According to Bloomberg (7/31, Hurtado, 4.73M), "Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite fighting sex- trafficking charges in the U.S., persuaded a federal appeals court in Manhattan to temporarily halt the release of sworn testimony she gave in April 2016 in a civil case." Bloomberg says the court on Friday "granted Maxwell's request to block the unsealing of documents that include her deposition testimony in that lawsuit," but "said it would consider the fight over the unsealing on an expedited basis and scheduled a hearing for Sept 22." In article titled, "Before President Trump Wished Ghislaine Maxwell 'Well,' They Had Mingled For Years In The Same Gilded Circles," the Washington Post (7/31, Helderman, Fisher, 14.2M) reported that "for at least 15 years° after meeting in 1989, P