**From Jacqueline Alemany, co-anchor of “The Weekend” and a Washington correspondent for MS NOW:**
House Democrats are ramping up pressure on the White House to prevent a reprieve for Ghislaine Maxwell, with some key lawmakers expressing concern over the possibility of a pardon for the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a resolution on Tuesday registering opposition to commuting, pardoning or granting clemency to Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse and exploit young girls.
“Every Member should support this Resolution to send a clear and unequivocal message in advance to President Donald Trump before he makes a mockery of the pardon power once again,” Raskin said in a statement.
Yet there is no indication at this time that Trump plans to pardon or commute Maxwell’s sentence, though he has not ruled it out. Weakening or eliminating Maxwell’s sentence would carry significant political risk for the president as the Epstein controversy continues to roil the Republican Party and the first year of Trump’s second presidency.
Remember – the primary benefit of actions like this isn’t just “getting members of Congress on the record with a recorded vote that will go nowhere in the Senate”, it’s that Trump is a petty bitch who will tear apart his own party for publicly disagreeing with him on things even if political expediency means those disagreements would never amount to actual policy that matters.
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So obvious she knows and is blackmailing trump, yet his party supports him like he was important.
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For an American president to even consider pardoning that vile woman is ABSOLUTELY REPREHENSIBLE!
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**From Jacqueline Alemany, co-anchor of “The Weekend” and a Washington correspondent for MS NOW:**
House Democrats are ramping up pressure on the White House to prevent a reprieve for Ghislaine Maxwell, with some key lawmakers expressing concern over the possibility of a pardon for the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a resolution on Tuesday registering opposition to commuting, pardoning or granting clemency to Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse and exploit young girls.
“Every Member should support this Resolution to send a clear and unequivocal message in advance to President Donald Trump before he makes a mockery of the pardon power once again,” Raskin said in a statement.
Yet there is no indication at this time that Trump plans to pardon or commute Maxwell’s sentence, though he has not ruled it out. Weakening or eliminating Maxwell’s sentence would carry significant political risk for the president as the Epstein controversy continues to roil the Republican Party and the first year of Trump’s second presidency.
Read more: [https://www.ms.now/news/key-house-democrat-seeks-to-put-lawmakers-on-record-against-pardoning-ghislaine-maxwell](https://www.ms.now/news/key-house-democrat-seeks-to-put-lawmakers-on-record-against-pardoning-ghislaine-maxwell)
Remember – the primary benefit of actions like this isn’t just “getting members of Congress on the record with a recorded vote that will go nowhere in the Senate”, it’s that Trump is a petty bitch who will tear apart his own party for publicly disagreeing with him on things even if political expediency means those disagreements would never amount to actual policy that matters.
So obvious she knows and is blackmailing trump, yet his party supports him like he was important.
For an American president to even consider pardoning that vile woman is ABSOLUTELY REPREHENSIBLE!