James Comer Warns Trump Against Pardoning Jeffrey Epstein Associate: ‘I Would Strongly Discourage’ It
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) warned President Donald Trump about pardoning convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
Maxwell, a former associate of deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, was sentenced to 20 years in a federal prison in 2022. Many Trump supporters hoped the president, who was friends with Epstein, would release all government files related to Epstein. However, the Department of Justice has declined to do so.
The Trump administration raised eyebrows over the summer when Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche – the president’s former attorney – interviewed Maxwell, who said she never observed Trump in wrongdoing. Shortly afterward, the government transferred Maxwell to a lower-security facility.
Comer appeared on Tuesday’s edition of The Lead on CNN, where host Jake Tapper played a clip of Trump being asked if he would consider a pardon or commutation for Maxwell.
“You know, I haven’t heard the name in so long,” Trump claimed, despite being asked about Epstein and Maxwell for the entire summer. “I can say this, that I’d have to take a look at it. I would have to take a look… I’d have to ask DOJ. I didn’t know they rejected it. I didn’t know she was even asking for it, frankly.”
In July, Trump correctly stated that he is “allowed” to pardon Maxwell.
“Obviously, she’s been convicted for sex trafficking minors,” Tapper said to Comer. “What do you think? Should President Trump consider pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell?”
“I do not think he should,” the lawmaker replied. “I’ve been very vocal about that. I’ve seen enough information thus far from the thousands of pages of documents that the Department of Justice has turned over, in addition to the documents that we subpoenaed from the estate, in addition to conversations that I’ve had with some of the victims of Epstein and Maxwell, that I can say with confidence, I would strongly discourage any type of pardon or
commutation of Maxwell.”
Watch above via CNN.
