https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/12/17/ghislaine-maxwell-declines-to-testify-as-defense-rests-case/ > By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER > NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense rested its case Friday after two days of presenting evidence on the British socialite’s behalf. Not among that evidence: testimony from the longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate herself.