Maxwell Attorney Says Prison Staff Fired After Leaking Privileged Emails To Top Dem

Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney is accusing the federal government of a stunning breach of constitutional protections — and says multiple prison employees have now been fired for it.

Leah Saffian, Maxwell’s longtime lawyer, confirmed that staff at Federal Prison Camp Bryan were terminated after illegally accessing Maxwell’s privileged attorney-client emails and funneling them to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD). According to Saffian, prison personnel broke into the Bureau of Prisons’ TRULINCS email system, stole confidential legal communications, and delivered them directly to a sitting member of Congress — who then passed them to the press under the guise of a “whistleblower” disclosure.

Saffian told The Hill that Raskin’s office released the emails to media outlets without verifying how they were obtained or whether the alleged whistleblower had any credibility. She said the leak was not just unethical — it was unconstitutional.

“The release to the media by Congressman Raskin… of Ms. Maxwell’s privileged client-attorney email correspondence with me is as improper as it is a denial of justice,” Saffian said, adding that the disclosures violated Maxwell’s First Amendment rights to confidential communication, her Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel, and her Fourteenth Amendment due-process protections.

Saffian blasted Raskin — an attorney, law professor, and the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee — for knowingly participating in what she says is a direct assault on the legal system. “His conduct undermines the whole legal process,” she said, arguing it should warrant professional disciplinary action.

According to Saffian, the now-fired employees at FPC Bryan accessed Maxwell’s emails without authorization and passed them to Raskin’s office, which then disseminated them to reporters. She stressed that calling the leaks “whistleblower materials” does nothing to legitimize what she described as an outright illegal intrusion and an unconstitutional use of stolen documents.

She also accused Raskin of weaponizing Maxwell’s private conversations — even emails with a family member — to score political points. “Shocking and reprehensible,” she said.

Saffian further disputed the narrative pushed by Raskin’s office that Maxwell was seeking a commutation or pardon. “Ms. Maxwell has never sought a pardon and has not asked former President Trump or anyone else for clemency,” she said.

Instead, Maxwell is preparing a sweeping habeas corpus petition in federal court, alleging “pre-, during-, and post-trial” misconduct by government officials and even a juror. According to Saffian, the petition includes new evidence unavailable at trial and demonstrates that the original verdict is “at the very least unsafe.”

Raskin’s office refused to confirm whether any prison employees were fired, insisting they do not comment on matters that might reveal whistleblower identities. Instead, they accused the Bureau of Prisons of retaliating against personnel who raise concerns about Maxwell’s alleged “preferential treatment.”

Saffian maintains the opposite: the misconduct came from inside the government, and the only retaliation happening is against the rule of law itself.