Supreme Court, Ghislaine Maxwell
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The Epstein accomplice met with a top Justice Department official and answered "every single question," her lawyer said.
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U.S. officials interviewed convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell while her legal team awaits a Supreme Court decision on her 20-year prison sentence appeal.
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee also pressed the Justice Department for a promise that Ms. Maxwell will not be pardoned for her cooperation in matters related to the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The ranking Democrat on DOJ oversight committee fears 'a corrupt bargain between the Trump Administration' and the convicted Jeffrey Epstein associate
The Justice Department is allowed to seek sentencing reductions after sentences are handed down, but it might have a hard time doing so in Maxwell’s case.
Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Monday morning seeking a public commitment that the DOJ will not advocate for a pardon or commutation for Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange for her cooperation.
Trump continued to not rule out pardoning Ghislane Maxwell. He also said he "never had the privilege of going to" Epstein's private island
Experts say they're bewildered by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's decision to interview Ghislaine Maxwell.