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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Trump says he could pardon Ghislaine Maxwell ‘but hasn’t thought about it’ as Epstein enabler meets with his former lawyer

President Donald Trump said Friday he has not thought about pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted enabler of financier sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — but noted that he could — as she prepares for a second consecutive day of questioning from his former attorney, who is now a top Justice Department official.

“I’m allowed to do it, but it’s something I haven’t thought about,” Trump told reporters outside the White House on his way to Scotland.

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