Pandemic could be her ticket out

Ghislaine Maxwell will learn whether she’ll have to stay in jail pending her trial on sex-trafficking charges when she’s arraigned Tuesday — and a former federal prosecutor says her release is not out of the cards.

The coronavirus outbreak in the federal prison system — and the fact Maxwell didn’t flee the country after

Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide — may save her from languishing in a jail cell, ex-Manhattan federal prosecutor Jaimie Nawaday told The Post.

“I think this one is a close case. Epstein had no chance at all at bail. She’s in a very different position,” she said.

In a memo filed after Maxwell’s July 2 arrest, prosecutors argued for remand, saying she was an “extreme” flight risk with vast riches, three passports and ties to England and France.

But the pandemic has upended typical bail agreements, Nawaday noted.

“All bail arguments look a little bit different now given COVID. That’s definitely in her favor,” she said.

“More and more, there is a push toward home confinement, especially holding people pretrial, when you still have the presumption of innocence.”

Nawaday, who worked in the US Attorney’s Office that is prosecuting Maxwell, also predicted Manhattan federal Judge Alison Nathan would release Maxwell on home confinement.

Another former Manhattan federal prosecutor, Jennifer Rodgers, disagreed, citing Maxwell’s wealth, passports, connections and incentive to flee.

“Maxwell is healthy and not old enough at 58 to fall in a high-risk group, so I don’t think the COVID crisis will work in her favor,” she said.