the appeal that they made? well, anderson, one of the first things that the president s lawyers take on is the idea that he is an insurrectionist, which is something that the colorado supreme court had ruled. they say he is not, that the january 6th attack was not an insurrection, and that the former president did not engage in insurrection. they also say that the congress, not state courts, should be the ones that determine the eligibility for the presidency. they also say that the 14th amendment, the letter, if you read the 14th amendment, section three, it doesn t mention the office of the presidency and it doesn t apply, they say, to the former president. i will read you a little more of what they argue. they say that this colorado ruling, if allowed to stand, will mark the first time in the history of the united states the judiciary has prevented voters from casting ballots for the leading major party presidential candidate. and obviously, that is what is at stake her
girlfriends, say maxwell introduced epstein to affluent social circles. her own exclusive circle included the former first daughter, chelsea clinton. eyewitness accounts say maxwell was not only invited to clinton s wedding, but also given access backstage at the clinton global initiative summit back in 2009. maxwell was also photographed in 2000 with then future president donald trump, alongside him, melania, who he was dating at the time, and jeffrey epstein. and there s this picture, too. that s maxwell in the background of a photograph of prince andrew, which shows him with his arms around the waist of a young woman named virginia roberts, who today is virginia giuffre. she has alleged she was trafficked by epstein with the help of maxwell glen, forced to have sex with his friends, including prince andrew, when she was 17. the prince emphatically denies all of it. in 2022, prince andrew settled with giuffre for an undisclosed amount, and a u.s. district judge agreed to dismiss her
as the verdict was read, she showed noviceble reaction but faces the possibility of decades in prison. her attorneys say they have already started working on her appeal. this was a case that relied on the testimony of four women who came forward to describe what they say happened to them when they were underaged girls. the women alleged they were sexually abused by jeffrey ens epstein and say maxwell sometimes facilitated and participated the abuse. epstein died of suicide of sexually abusing underaged girls and running a sex trafficking ring. one of the most prominent accusers didn t testify in maxwell s trail tweeted today i hope this isn t the end, another step in justice being served.
sitting here as a bulldog plan. new year s to me is a big college football game day. i m ready for that. lawrence: yeah, joey, i m actually going to be in times square for the fox news channel. i was going to be in nashville. we decided to mix it up a little bit. carley: mix it up. lawrence: i will be there doing coverage. weekend team for fox & friends, will, pete and rachel will be live from nashville tomorrow. carley: that s right. tune in to fox news for that new year s eve special. it will be the most fun show on tv. you don t want to miss it. we got to start here with a fox news alert. guilty of five of six counts a jury convicting jillane maxwell of sex trafficking, recruiting underaged girls for jeffrey epstein. todd piro is live with the details on this front. todd, good morning. good morning to all three of you. as maxwell s accusers rejoice, those inside the courtroom say maxwell showed no emotion as the verdicts was read. the 60-year-old now facing up to 65 years in pri
attorneys say maxwell reported joanna schubert under the guise of a legitimate position but asked her to perform massages. a stark contrast to the glam our shots of her high society life. life has taken a very different turn. stephanie gosk reporting. let s bring in tom winter from nbc news investigations. tom, just to focus on her for a quick second, where does she fit? she has been in the inner world of jeffrey epstein for many years. now that he is dead, what do investigators want to find out potentially involving her? you keyed on it perfectly. this is someone who is definitely in his inner circle, his top associate, deputy assistant, however you want to phrase it. so when you listen to the attorney general, when you listen to the u.s. attorney here