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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 97 Filed 12/14/20 Page 18 of 45 her deeply. They are an incredibly strong and close family unit.”); Ex. F (“I PF PSY joimed a large family event hosted by Ghislaine and her husband in which she was very hospitable and obviously very much at home and in love.”); Ex. C (“{Ghislaine] has called the United States her home for almost 30 years. She has deep affective family ties here in this country ie Most of all, her own husband are here.”); Ex. B (“I wish ... to attest to the loving relationship she has with her husband iii which I have personally witnessed on many different occasions.”) . Indeed, it was because of Ms. Maxwell’s devotion to her family, and her desire to protect her spouse Po from harassment and threats, that she went forward at the first bail hearing without relying on her spouse as a co-signer, even though she knew his support would greatly strengthen her bail application. As her spouse writes: er of her first bail application ... from ferocious media I did not initially come forward as a co-si [because we were] trying to protect aggression.... (Ex. A § 13). Her spouse is coming forward now because he is deeply concerned about how she is being treated in the MDC and because the terrible consequences that he and Ms. Maxwell were trying to prevent have already occurred. Po GE (ic. 97 10-11). Ms. Maxwell’s spouse fully supports her and is prepared to put up all of his and Ms. Maxwell’s assets to ensure that Ms. Maxwell abides by the strict conditions proposed. He 12 DOJ-OGR-00001990