Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend, filed new arguments before the Supreme Court to overturn her 20-year sentence, noting that Epstein made an agreement with federal authorities not to be prosecuted.

"This case is about what the government promised, not what Epstein did," Maxwell's lawyers told the Supreme Court.

"President Trump built his legacy in part on an agreement, and he would surely agree that when the United States gives its word, it must keep it," said attorney David Oscar Markus.

Maxwell's new statement comes before the justices are set to decide whether to take her case, filed in April, because the justices are set to consider it upon returning from their summer recess.

The Maxwell's lawyer asked President Trump himself to acknowledge "the injustice" against his client, a message that comes just days after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche - who was Trump's personal lawyer - met with Maxwell in prison.

"We appeal not only to the Supreme Court, but to the president himself, to recognize the profound injustice of making Ghislaine Maxwell a scapegoat for Epstein's crimes, especially when the government promised she would not be prosecuted," the lawyer added.

Maxwell suffered a loss before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New York, which indicated that Epstein's agreement made in Florida does not apply in New York.

Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to state prostitution charges and was indicted on sex trafficking charges in July 2019, but he killed himself in prison a month later, allegedly making the deal to protect Maxwell.