country. somehow it s not important and we need to open the economy by getting people out of isolation and paying less attention to making sure they don t harbor the virus when they go back to their jobs and their families. there s always testing, tracing and the vaccinations, three-prong strategy. always has been and will be, as we move forward. dr. reiner, thank you so much. we appreciate your time. thanks for having me, john. from british socialite to sex trafficker, a dramatic fall from grace for ghislaine maxwell. she was found guilty for grooming and using girls for her pedophile jeffrey epstein. maxwell is facing a 60 year-long sentence. given her age, she could die in prison. reporter: it was a momentous day for survivors of abuse by jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell, after she was found
gaetz did not respond to a request for comment. but legal sources familiar with the case say congressman gaetz is being investigated for three distinct crimes. sex trafficking a minor, violating the man act, which prohibits taking women across state lines for prostitution, and obstructing justice. so, again, that was reported today just after noon eastern time today by reporter mark caputo at nbc news. and i don t know how house republican leader kevin mccarthy s day was going up to that point, but after having had to deal already with three different republican members of the house being charged with multiple federal felony charges while they were serving in congress, now to get that news breaking at lunchtime today, can you imagine if he has to deal with a fourth one?
ghislaine maxwell now faces the rest of her life in prison. a jury in new york convicted her of recruiting and grooming teenage girls for her late associate and former boyfriend, jeffrey epstein, so he could sexually abuse them. her family had no comment as they left the courthouse but said they firmly believe in her innocence. here is reaction to the verdict. reporter: it was a momentous day for survivors of abuse by jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell, after she was found guilty of five of the six months she faced, including sex trafficking a minor. many of these survivors felt a devastating blow after jeffrey epstein died in 2019, shortly after he was arrested on those federal sex trafficking charges. and this trial was a second chance for them to try to seek some sort of justice. one woman who testified at the trial against maxwell named annie farmer said she was
guilty of five of the six cases, including sex trafficking a minor. many of the survivors felt a devastating blow after epstein died by suicide in 2019, shortly after he was arrested on the federal sex trafficking charges. and this trial was a second chance for them to try to seek some sort of justice. one woman who testified at the trial against maxwell, said she was relieved and grateful to the jurors for finding her guilty of five of the counts. saying in a statement, quote, she has caused hurt to many more women than the few of us who had a chance to testify in the courtroom. i hope this verdict brings solace to all that need it and demonstrates no one is above the law. even those with power and privilege will be held accountable when they sexily abuse and exploit the young. maxwell s family released a statement of their own, saying they are already working on an appeal and believed she will ultimately be vindicated.
or fashion. again, we don t know the future. i should note again that gates and denies this. i would say that you ve called bird politics a lot, and i ve covered politics a lot. particularly chicago in this thing would happen. so, you re not psyched if you re sitting in matt gates s life seeing wet life will look like for you in this federal investigation. yeah, i think we don t have access to all the information the grand jury has. it s safe to say that the instance of matt gates being indicted now, is higher than it was before. now that happens, this is going to go to mayor garland, the u.s. attorney general to decide the case. and even if they decide to indict him in open court, they re going to get a conviction. sex trafficking a minor, they