- Some Republican members of a House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein are open to President Donald Trump pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange for her cooperation with the probe.
- Democrats on the House Oversight Committee strongly oppose any potential pardon for Maxwell, calling the idea “shameful” and detrimental to survivors.
- Committee chair James Comer, while personally opposing the idea, told Politico that “a lot of people” on the panel would consider supporting a pardon for Maxwell’s testimony.
- Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence, has invoked her Fifth Amendment rights and her lawyer indicated she would only speak to the committee if granted clemency.
- Survivors of Epstein and Maxwell's abuse have warned that a pardon would be “detrimental” and urged the Department of Justice to reject any clemency for Maxwell.
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