The pilot of Jeffrey Epstein’s famous “Lolita Express” jet said Tuesday that former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump were VIP passengers, the former repeatedly.
The court, at the time of Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking criminal trial, learned how a litany of notable names, Prince Andrew, actor Kevin Spacey, several U. S. senators and tech mogul Bill Gates, flew aboard the Boeing 727.
Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr. testified that, in some cases, a “special restoration” was organized.
In Clinton’s case, Visoski would be informed in advance if he would fly aboard Epstein’s jet.
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“Can there be a special restoration? Defense attorney Christian Everdell asked about Clinton, who was photographed with Maxwell aboard the “Lolita Express. “
“Of course,” Visoski replied.
Asked if he remembered an accuser in the case, known as “Jane,” getting on the plane, Visoski said he could “visualize her sitting in the cockpit like I would say, for example, President Clinton. “
Everdell asked about Trump.
“You talked about Bill Clinton, Itzhak Perlman, Prince Andrew. . . Did Donald Trump fly on Epstein’s plane?” he said.
Visoski replied, “Yes, he did. “
The so-called “Lolita Express” is a nod to Vladimir Nabokov’s debatable novel about a middle-aged French instructor who justifies the repeated rape and sexual assault of a 12-year-old American woman.
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Visoski, the government’s first witness, also testified about the progression of Epstein’s homes in New York and Paris. He also gave main points about Epstein’s personal Caribbean island, Little St. James, whom locals have dubbed “the pedophile island. “
During questioning, Visoski said he had never noticed underage women on the plane engaging in sexual acts, nor that he had not noticed any of the alleged young victims without their parents.
On Monday, Visoski told jurors he interacted with Maxwell and described the relationship between the defendant and the expired offender as “more not public than professional. “
The pilot, who worked for Epstein from 1991 to 2019, testified that Maxwell oversaw Epstein’s families and moved between the couple and their visitors between Epstein’s other homes around the world.
“She on a lot of flights,” he said.
Visoski added that Epstein and Maxwell demonstrated a romantic relationship (he had never noticed them kissing or holding hands), but described the duo as “a couple. “
Her testimony followed the defense’s initial arguments, in which attorney Bobbi Sternheim claimed the British socialite was a victim and scapegoat for Epstein’s crimes, and at one point even used the Bible to defend her case.
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“Ever since Eve was accused of tempting Adam with the apple, women have been blamed for men’s bad behavior, and women are meaner and more punished than men,” Sternheim said. “Fees opposing Ghislaine Maxwell relate to acts committed through Jeffrey Epstein. “
The prosecution painted a very different picture.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz told jurors that Maxwell and Epstein were “partners in the crime” and worked in combination to incite women as young as 14 to interact in “so-called massages” that led to sexual abuse and exploitation. seeking out vulnerable patients and normalizing abuse by flooding them with money, gifts, and housing. He also took the teens to buy food and asked them questions about their lives, their school, and their families.
“She was in the game from the beginning,” Pomerantz said of the alleged abuses, which prosecutors say lasted more than a decade.
Even after Maxwell and Epstein stopped being in love, the duo “remained friends,” Pomerantz said.
Maxwell is accused of helping Epstein recruit, prepare and sexually assault young women.
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The 59-year-old daughter of British media mogul Robert Maxwell faces six counts of trafficking-repast dued, as well as inciting minors to travel to interact in illegal sex acts. victims to recruit other women to engage in “paid sex acts with Epstein. “She is also charged with perjury for alleged mendacity under oath during deeds in a civil lawsuit against her.
Maxwell vehemently denied the fees that opposed her and, if convicted, could spend decades in jail.
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Epstein committed suicide in a Manhattan prison in August 2019, a month after he was arrested for sex trafficking.
Authorities arrested Maxwell in July 2020 at his New Hampshire estate.