The U.S. Supreme Court should hear Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of her 2021 sex trafficking conviction, her lawyers argued in a brief to the Supreme Court Monday.

The new filing responds to a Justice Department brief that argued the justices should leave Maxwell's criminal convictions in place.

Serving 20 years, Maxwell's filing comes 3 days after meeting a top DOJ official assigned to re-examine the Epstein case.

Democratic Sens. Durbin and Whitehouse sent letter to Deputy AG Blanche seeking commitment that DOJ won't advocate for a pardon or commutation for Ghislane Maxwell.

Ghislaine Maxwell, the Jeffrey Epstein associate who was convicted of sex trafficking, has said she was improperly prosecuted and wants the Supreme Court to hear her appeal.

Darren Beattie, who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term after CNN revealed that he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, will now serve as the acting president of the US Institute of Peace, a senior State Department official said.

President Trump was questioned about Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell while in Scotland today. Also, Maxwell has asked the Supreme Court to review her conviction. MSNBC Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin,