Blanche promises not to recommend pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche assured Congress that he would not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in connection with Jeffrey Epstein. During his testimony, Blanche faced questions about his interactions with Epstein survivors, which he disputed. Survivors later contradicted his claims, stating he had not met with them, but expressed relief over his commitment against recommending a pardon for Maxwell.
- ▪Todd Blanche promised Congress he would not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell.
- ▪Blanche faced questions about his meetings with Epstein survivors during his congressional testimony.
- ▪A coalition of Epstein survivors stated that Blanche has not met with them, contradicting his claims.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche promised Congress on Tuesday that he would not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein. When Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) asked whether the Justice Department would not recommend a pardon for Maxwell, Blanche replied, “Yes, I can commit to that, of course.” Recommended Stories Tyler Robinson’s lawyers push to close key pretrial hearing Comey jokes he’ll ‘be in line’ for $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ DOJ fund Todd Blanche: DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund extends beyond Biden-caused harms The senator initially asked whether a pardon would be recommended for “people named in the Epstein files,” prompting the witness to ask for clarification. Van Hollen then narrowed his question to Maxwell.
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