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Donald Trump says he's "allowed" to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – President Trump acknowledged his constitutional power to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell but said he has not given the decision any thought amid ongoing Justice Department meetings.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump confirmed he has the power to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell but has not considered doing so before traveling to Scotland.
- This follows increasing scrutiny of Epstein-related files revealing Trump's name appears multiple times, prompting Maxwell's Justice Department interviews and Congressional subpoenas.
- Maxwell, Epstein’s former associate, is serving a 20-year sentence for federal sex trafficking charges after her 2021 conviction and 2022 sentencing, and is cooperating with DOJ officials.
- Maxwell's attorney David Markus said she answered all questions in recent DOJ meetings, giving her a chance "to finally be able to say what really happened," though no pardon promises exist yet.
- The controversy has fueled backlash from Trump supporters upset at withheld Epstein files and increased political tensions, while officials emphasize accountability for crimes against minors.
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The U.S. President will not get rid of the Epstein affair. The Department of Justice questioned the life partner of the dead sex offender. Donald Trump insists that this is a fraud.
Trump agrava la ya problemática situación con Ghislaine Maxwell
Análisis de Aaron Blake, CNN Entrevistar a Ghislaine Maxwell es el primer gran movimiento del Gobierno de Trump para intentar calmar las preocupaciones sobre su manejo, ampliamente impopular, de los archivos de Jeffrey Epstein. El vicesecretario de Justicia Todd Blanche concluyó este viernes dos días de entrevistas con la asociada condenada de Epstein. Sin embargo, ya existían muchas razones para ser escépticos respecto a esta medida y a sus pos…
Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN Interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell is the Trump administration's first major move to try to allay concerns about its widely unpopular handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche concluded two days of interviews with the convicted Epstein associate on Friday. But there were already plenty of reasons to be skeptical about the move and its potential outcomes, given the motivations of both par…
Donald Trump says he has not considered pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, who was questioned by the Justice Department for the second day in a row on Friday. “She was asked about maybe a hundred people,” says lawyer David Markus.
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