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Trump Won’t Rule Out Ghislaine Maxwell Pardon: ‘But She Was Convicted of Child Sex Trafficking!’
Mediaite ^ | October 6, 2025 | Alex Griffing

Posted on 10/06/2025 2:54:42 PM PDT by Miami Rebel

President Donald Trump was asked in the Oval Office on Monday if he would consider pardoning convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, after the Supreme Court said it would not hear her appeal.

CNN’s Kaitlin Collins asked Trump, “The Supreme Court is back, and they rejected today an appeal by Ghislaine Maxwell to overturn her conviction. That means her only chance of getting out of prison is a pardon. Is that something you’re—”

Trump interjected, “Who are we talking about?”

Collins clarified she was talking about Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice, replying, “Ghislaine Maxwell.”

“You know, I haven’t heard the name in so long. I can say this, that I’d have to take a look at it. I would have to take a look. Did they reject that?” Trump asked.

Collins replied, “She wanted to appeal her conviction, and they said that they were not going to hear her appeal.”

Trump replied, “I see. Well, I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to— I will speak to the DOJ. I wouldn’t consider it, or not consider it. I don’t know anything about it. So, but I’ll see. I will speak to the DOJ.”

Collins pressed, “Why would she be a candidate for clemency?”

Trump hit back, “I don’t know. I may not have to speak to the DOJ. I’ll look at it. I have a lot of people have asked me for pardons. I call them— Puff Daddy has asked me for a pardon.”

“But she was convicted of child sex trafficking,” Collins replied.

Trump added, “Yeah, I mean, I’m going to have to take a look at it. I have to ask DOJ. I didn’t know they rejected it. I didn’t know she was even asking for it, frankly.”


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KEYWORDS: gmax; lyingheadline; maxwell; miamipedo; miamirino; multiplefrnicks; nevertrumpingtrash; nevertrumpingtroll; pedonevertrumper; pedopeddler; zot

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I didn't like it when President Trump said "I wish her well," when Maxwell was first arrested, and I think that the best way to handle this business today is a flat "NO."

Bondi should announce that there'll be no pardon and put this matter to rest. I know there'll be some moaning that I used Mediaite as a source, but he said what he said. It's best not to say, "I'll have to look into it," at this point. Which is what he DID say at first, when he said, "I wouldn't consider it." But he went on (as he sometimes does,) with "we'll see." There's nothing to see.

If she offers up new info at this late point, that would change the equation but it would've have made more sense doing so BEFORE her trial.

Bondi should announce that there'll be no pardon and put this matter to rest.

1 posted on 10/06/2025 2:54:42 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: Miami Rebel

Trump’s response is what presidents should say. He said he didn’t know. He said he’d look into it. The reporter’s continuation of this line of questioning was fluff.


2 posted on 10/06/2025 2:58:23 PM PDT by FateAmenableToChange
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To: Miami Rebel

“You know, I haven’t heard the name in so long.”


3 posted on 10/06/2025 2:58:27 PM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: Miami Rebel

Unless she has given some really important information, I can’t think of any reason to pardon her or commute her sentence. And based on what we know, she hasn’t said anything useful at all.


4 posted on 10/06/2025 3:06:13 PM PDT by marron
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To: FateAmenableToChange

Seriously, what is there to look into? Are we missing something? Her case was front page for months.

(For that matter, why bring that degenerate “Puff Daddy” into the conversation?)


5 posted on 10/06/2025 3:11:58 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: Miami Rebel
she was convicted of child sex trafficking…

To whom? Yes it matters
6 posted on 10/06/2025 3:27:19 PM PDT by The Louiswu (USA FIRST...USA FOREVER)
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To: FateAmenableToChange

Thinking about doesn’t mean he’s considering a pardon

The media wants to box him in


7 posted on 10/06/2025 3:27:59 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Miami Rebel

The headline is BS


8 posted on 10/06/2025 3:45:41 PM PDT by Dartoid
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To: Miami Rebel

If he wants to give the Democrats a large majority in the House and Senate, go for it.


9 posted on 10/06/2025 4:04:07 PM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: JSM_Liberty

“You know, I haven’t heard the name in so long.”

Trump has nightmarish events coming at him at a hundred miles per hour and you think he dwells on the subjects the TDS press dwells on?


10 posted on 10/06/2025 4:15:18 PM PDT by odawg
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To: Miami Rebel

Trump should have nothing to do with this.
Why?
Release ALL the Epstein files and move on.
Epstein was an evil person .
Anyone mixed up with this evil needs to be exposed .
RELEASE THE FILES AND MOVE ON


11 posted on 10/06/2025 4:19:54 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (“I don't really care, Margaret.””)
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To: Miami Rebel

If he pardons that biotch I for one will look at Trump through a whole different lens.


12 posted on 10/06/2025 5:35:10 PM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: The Louiswu

Why would that matter?


13 posted on 10/06/2025 5:35:56 PM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: marron

Well according to Bondi and those two clowns at the FBI, Maxwell sex trafficked to…….nobody. Either start arresting the elitist pedophiles or let her out.


14 posted on 10/06/2025 5:52:39 PM PDT by nonliberal (Russia is not my enemy.)
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To: lastchance

Why? According to his own people she sex trafficked to nobody.


15 posted on 10/06/2025 5:54:05 PM PDT by nonliberal (Russia is not my enemy.)
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To: Miami Rebel

Consider the source...


16 posted on 10/06/2025 5:54:31 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: nonliberal

According to Google AI:

“Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking a minor and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, among other charges. Her trial, which concluded in December 2021, exposed her role as an accomplice to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison.”

I don’t see Trump pardoning her unless she comes forth with tons of evidence where bigger players can be arrested and put into prison. None of this will happen, including a pardon for Maxwell.


17 posted on 10/06/2025 6:36:17 PM PDT by redfreedom (They’re AWFUL...Affuent White Female Urban Leftists)
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To: redfreedom

Nobody will be arrested. Pam Sessions and the Keystone Cops at the FBI will protect the elitist pedophiles at all costs.


18 posted on 10/06/2025 7:31:03 PM PDT by nonliberal (Russia is not my enemy.)
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To: nonliberal

Thanks for your answer.


19 posted on 10/06/2025 8:16:45 PM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: Miami Rebel

Who did she traffic the teens to? (Sorry about the grammatical bad)?


20 posted on 10/06/2025 8:26:04 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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