During the month-long trial, the jury heard of the powerful figures who Maxwell and Epstein considered friends. Former presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, as well as Prince Andrew, flew as passengers on the same private planes Epstein and Maxwell used to traffic minors for sexual abuse.
On December 16, 2021, Judge McMahon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (District Court) issued her decision in In re: Purdue Pharma LP,.