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RoeVWade

(630 posts)
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:49 AM Jul 23

Trump could promise Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon at the end of his term. Nothing anyone can do.


Is that right? Getting the details out as soon as possible is a must.

Or commute her sentence?
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Trump could promise Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon at the end of his term. Nothing anyone can do. (Original Post) RoeVWade Jul 23 OP
He could pardon her today. sop Jul 23 #1
well, it's a hard to imagine there is anything too outrageous he won't do, but yes he could, but I don't think he will. RoeVWade Jul 23 #4
Yeah, I don't think Trump will pardon Maxwell today. sop Jul 23 #8
He could do it right now. What would MAGA do if he did? Cry harder? Not vote for him again? hatrack Jul 23 #2
I'm not guessing if he would but he could issue a pardon at anytime CentralMass Jul 23 #3
She may talk but.... FarPoint Jul 23 #5
It will cement what's in the Epstein's files................. Lovie777 Jul 23 #6
And no one would know about it but... S/V Loner Jul 23 #7
She's currently listed as a prisoner in the Bureau of Prisons records Arazi Jul 23 #9
If he pardons her though, she has to testify and can't take the 5th, right? Captain Zero Jul 23 #10
If you're pardoned by POTUS after your conviction none of that applies AZJonnie Jul 23 #17
Of course we will all know... S/V Loner Jul 23 #12
Any pardon that exonerates Trump through a statement by her that is favorable to him is corrup( OrlandoDem2 Jul 23 #11
That he knew like they say Gym Jorden knew about those incidents? Yes, that's definitely a possibility, good angle to RoeVWade Jul 23 #13
He could pardon her right now, but that has the potential to open up other... Ol Janx Spirit Jul 23 #14
She is not H2O Man Jul 23 #15
I hope he does pardon her WSHazel Jul 23 #16
He wants the news cycle to turn to speculation about this instead of talking about GoodRaisin Jul 23 #18
A pardon will be an admission of guilt of the most heinous variety. Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Jul 23 #19
I believe that trump will pardon maxwell LetMyPeopleVote Jul 26 #20

RoeVWade

(630 posts)
4. well, it's a hard to imagine there is anything too outrageous he won't do, but yes he could, but I don't think he will.
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:54 AM
Jul 23

And I could easily be wrong.

sop

(15,722 posts)
8. Yeah, I don't think Trump will pardon Maxwell today.
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:02 AM
Jul 23

The point I was making is Trump can issue a pardon at any time during his presidency, he doesn't have to
wait till the end of his term. Trump pardoned all the 1/6 insurrectionists on his first day in office.

hatrack

(63,420 posts)
2. He could do it right now. What would MAGA do if he did? Cry harder? Not vote for him again?
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:51 AM
Jul 23

If buying her silence with a pardon protects him, that is all that matters, that is all he cares about, that is all was ever going to care about.

FarPoint

(14,170 posts)
5. She may talk but....
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:55 AM
Jul 23

here is what I see as the kicker....she will only expose Democrats.....She is a pedophile too and she apparently wants to live....

S/V Loner

(9,429 posts)
7. And no one would know about it but...
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:00 AM
Jul 23

the attorneys and all (including DOJ, Shithead, etc.) the parties involved. The only requirement is that she says what she is told to say. You can bet that she would take that deal.

Arazi

(8,301 posts)
9. She's currently listed as a prisoner in the Bureau of Prisons records
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:05 AM
Jul 23

If/when she’s released, her name will be removed.

I guarantee you there’s folks watching that but there’s no way she gets pardoned and released without some public statement exonerating Traitor.

We’ll all know when she’s out

Captain Zero

(8,321 posts)
10. If he pardons her though, she has to testify and can't take the 5th, right?
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:12 AM
Jul 23

Some places, courts she has to testify if called and can't take the 5th.
There may be more specifics for that than I know.

AZJonnie

(1,255 posts)
17. If you're pardoned by POTUS after your conviction none of that applies
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 11:27 AM
Jul 23

You're pardoned, you're released, and then you get to go home. That's it.

BUT it is not a pardon for possible state or local charges so there's that.

S/V Loner

(9,429 posts)
12. Of course we will all know...
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:21 AM
Jul 23

when it happens. All the Vermin want to do now is buy time by making the story disappear for as long as they can. We will only be able to speculate when she gives her testimony and the legacy media won’t even do that.

OrlandoDem2

(3,081 posts)
11. Any pardon that exonerates Trump through a statement by her that is favorable to him is corrup(
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:17 AM
Jul 23

At this point there’s no doubt that Trump knew of the pedophilia that was going on, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he was part of it.

RoeVWade

(630 posts)
13. That he knew like they say Gym Jorden knew about those incidents? Yes, that's definitely a possibility, good angle to
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:21 AM
Jul 23

take on this issue.

Ol Janx Spirit

(387 posts)
14. He could pardon her right now, but that has the potential to open up other...
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:24 AM
Jul 23

...cans of worms if a state still has the ability to charge her for crimes in their jurisdiction. Accepting a pardon could make it potentially harder for her to plead the fifth amendment for those charges if they are the same or very similar charges. And unlike federal courts, many states allow cameras in court. A pardon could bring the case into a new light that the Wizard of Ooze wouldn't like.

It may also allow her to write and profit from a book about what she knows without fear of further prosecution under federal law.

I bet he likes her exactly where she is....

H2O Man

(77,766 posts)
15. She is not
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:26 AM
Jul 23

where the truth lies. (She is where she belongs.) She is a distraction, not what we should concentrate on.

GoodRaisin

(10,467 posts)
18. He wants the news cycle to turn to speculation about this instead of talking about
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 11:38 AM
Jul 23

his refusal to release the files.

Cooking up lies by Maxwell won’t replace the fact that he’s hiding the files and what he is trying to hide. This is just more diversion.

Jmb 4 Harris-Walz

(1,101 posts)
19. A pardon will be an admission of guilt of the most heinous variety.
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 12:06 PM
Jul 23

I’m sure pardon’s are “For Sale” in the current administration. They are also a great way to keep those with the real dirt quiet.

I really hope 2026 sees the dems taking possession of both the house and the senate and impeaching his ass out of office.

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