President Donald Trump has asserted that he’s “allowed” to offer Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon or sentence commutation if she’s able to provide incriminating evidence on Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplices.
However, Trump said he hasn’t discussed the matter with his administration.
Trump’s comments come as Todd Blanche, the second-highest-ranking Department of Justice (DOJ) official, has been meeting with Maxwell.
Blanche is meeting with Maxwell to determine whether she has any evidence that could be used by prosecutors to charge Epstein’s co-conspirators.
Maxwell is currently serving 20 years in prison for her role in Epstein’s sex trafficking operation.
As he was departing the White House for Europe to meet with Scotland’s first minister, Trump spoke to a gaggle of reporters.
“Would you consider a pardon or a commutation for Ghislaine Maxwell?” a reporter asked.
“It’s something I haven’t thought about,” Trump responded.
“I’m allowed to do it, but it’s something I have not thought about.”
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Trump’s comments come one day after Blanche met with Maxwell on Thursday at the U.S. attorney’s office in Tallahassee, Florida.
In a statement earlier this week, Blanche said:
“If Ghislane Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has