## Exhibit A

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CONFIDENTIAL/PRIVILEGED/SEALED

November 19, 2020

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*   Date: November 19, 2020
*   Addressed to: Judge Nathan
*   Subject: Letter in support of Ghislaine Maxwell's bail application.
*   Content: The letter includes a "History" section with points 1-5, most of which are redacted, except for number 4 stating the writer has never witnessed anything inappropriate with Ghislaine and considers her a wonderful and loving person. Point 5 mentions Jeffrey Epstein's death in custody in July-August 2019. A "Privacy" section is included.

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6.

{
  "ocr": "\n7. I was, of course, aware of Ghislaine's previous relationship with Epstein, a person I have\nnever met nor had any communication. The media coverage of Epstein is very different\ntoday than it was\n8. The “reporting” of Ghislaine over the past year has exploded exponentially. From the\ntime of Epstein's arrest and death in custody in the summer of 2019 until Ghislaine's own\narrest in July of this year, huge and increasingly frightening levels of media interest meant\nThere are many examples of violence\nwhose seeds were born in conspiracy theories, and the experiences of QAnon, Pizzagate, and\nthe recent Judge Salas attack are terrifying.\nTwitter comments have\nbeen particularly galling,\nThere are many other\ngross and disgusting posts like this on the web that a simple search will bring up. I have also\nreceived threatening messages through social media, which I have reported and blocked.\nIt is hard to communicate in words the feeling of being stalked, spied upon and trapped by\nconstant, 24/7 media intrusion\nAt one point, The Sun even put a “bounty” on her head.\n"
}

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Despite our best efforts, there have still been life altering consequences as a result of the media's harassment.

There are other examples of painful and real loss like this due to the media's aggressive treatment of those who simply know Ghislaine; the entire experience has been most regrettable.

## My support for her bail application

12. I believe that Ghislaine had nothing to do with Epstein's crimes. She has pleaded not guilty and denied the criminal allegations against her, and I fully believe that it is her intent and desire to remain in the U.S. to face the ensuing process and to clear her name.

Over the past few years she has had dozens of alternative places she could have gone, but she did not want to be perceived as running or as having done something wrong. She was adamant to not only stay in the United States to fight the smears against her, but to be within driving distance of New York.

She was not hiding from the SDNY, but she left

Her arrest came as a shock.

The image contains text with redactions. The text discusses not initially being a co-signer for a bail application to protect someone from media aggression.

13. I believe wholeheartedly in GInslame s commitment to stand trial and not to seek to leave the jurisdiction should her bail application be successful.

I pray for Ghislaine's safety. I am praying for justice. And I pray for her constitutionally afforded due process.

With humility and deep compassion, I am also praying for Epstein's victims.

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