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RoeVWade

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

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 Wednesday OP
He could pardon her today. sop Wednesday #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 Wednesday #4
Yeah, I don't think Trump will pardon Maxwell today. sop Wednesday #8
He could do it right now. What would MAGA do if he did? Cry harder? Not vote for him again? hatrack Wednesday #2
I'm not guessing if he would but he could issue a pardon at anytime CentralMass Wednesday #3
She may talk but.... FarPoint Wednesday #5
It will cement what's in the Epstein's files................. Lovie777 Wednesday #6
And no one would know about it but... S/V Loner Wednesday #7
She's currently listed as a prisoner in the Bureau of Prisons records Arazi Wednesday #9
If he pardons her though, she has to testify and can't take the 5th, right? Captain Zero Wednesday #10
If you're pardoned by POTUS after your conviction none of that applies AZJonnie Wednesday #17
Of course we will all know... S/V Loner Wednesday #12
Any pardon that exonerates Trump through a statement by her that is favorable to him is corrup( OrlandoDem2 Wednesday #11
That he knew like they say Gym Jorden knew about those incidents? Yes, that's definitely a possibility, good angle to RoeVWade Wednesday #13
He could pardon her right now, but that has the potential to open up other... Ol Janx Spirit Wednesday #14
She is not H2O Man Wednesday #15
I hope he does pardon her WSHazel Wednesday #16
He wants the news cycle to turn to speculation about this instead of talking about GoodRaisin Wednesday #18
A pardon will be an admission of guilt of the most heinous variety. Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Wednesday #19
I believe that trump will pardon maxwell LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #20

RoeVWade

(596 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
Wednesday

And I could easily be wrong.

sop

(15,323 posts)
8. Yeah, I don't think Trump will pardon Maxwell today.
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:02 AM
Wednesday

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

(63,123 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
Wednesday

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

(14,128 posts)
5. She may talk but....
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:55 AM
Wednesday

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

(9,416 posts)
7. And no one would know about it but...
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:00 AM
Wednesday

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

(8,206 posts)
9. She's currently listed as a prisoner in the Bureau of Prisons records
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:05 AM
Wednesday

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

(8,180 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
Wednesday

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

(1,100 posts)
17. If you're pardoned by POTUS after your conviction none of that applies
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 11:27 AM
Wednesday

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

(9,416 posts)
12. Of course we will all know...
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:21 AM
Wednesday

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

(3,047 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
Wednesday

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

(596 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
Wednesday

take on this issue.

Ol Janx Spirit

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

...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

(77,535 posts)
15. She is not
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:26 AM
Wednesday

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

GoodRaisin

(10,377 posts)
18. He wants the news cycle to turn to speculation about this instead of talking about
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 11:38 AM
Wednesday

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

(1,100 posts)
19. A pardon will be an admission of guilt of the most heinous variety.
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 12:06 PM
Wednesday

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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