Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said Sunday he would support offering Ghislaine Maxwell some form of clemency if it meant securing her testimony on the Jeffrey Epstein child sex trafficking network.
Massie is leading a bipartisan effort in Congress to force the release of the Epstein files and believes Maxwell’s cooperation could help expose key details.
“Whatever they need to do to compel that testimony, as long as it’s truthful, I would be in favor of,” Massie told Meet the Press.
Trump: “I’m allowed to do it”
Last Friday, President Donald Trump was asked about a possible pardon for Maxwell. He said he hadn’t considered it but added, “I’m allowed to do it.”
Trump’s former defense attorney, now Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, reportedly met with Maxwell for several hours last Thursday and Friday. She is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking and other crimes.
Bipartisan Divide on Clemency
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), who partnered with Massie to demand full release of the Epstein records, strongly opposed the idea of clemency.
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