President Donald Trump said he had the ability to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, the associate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, in exchange for her cooperation with ongoing investigations but had not yet considered whether to do so. #trump #epstein
“I’m allowed to do it, but it’s something I have not thought about,” Trump said Friday at the White House before departing for a trip to Scotland.
Trump demurred again at another point during his exchange with journalists, saying it was an ongoing investigation.
Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in helping Epstein sexually abuse underage women, is meeting Friday for the second day with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Blanche, who previously served as Trump’s personal attorney, set the meeting amid mounting pressure on the administration to release additional documents related to the case.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-25/trump-says-he-could-pardon-maxwell-but-hasn-t-thought-about-it
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