Ghislaine Maxwell is doing what she can to change her story—and now her legal team is looking to Donald Trump for a potential second chance.
Maxwell, currently locked up and serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, sat down this week for back-to-back interviews with the Department of Justice in Tallahassee, Florida. Her attorney, David Markus, says she came clean—answering every question and reportedly naming around 100 people connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse network.
Now, her lawyer is looking at the White House, hoping that Trump might be willing to use his power to issue a pardon.
“We haven’t had any direct talks with the president,” Markus told reporters. “But he said today that he has the power. We hope he uses it in the right and just way.”
When asked directly during a press conference if he was considering clemency for Maxwell, Trump didn’t shut it down—but made it clear it’s not top of mind. “I’m allowed to do it,” he said, “but it’s something I have not thought about.”
Still, Markus is keeping hope alive. Maxwell has now participated in what her team says was full cooperation with federal authorities, led by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. She’s reportedly handed over detailed information about Epstein’s network, including names that have never been publicly linked before.
So while there’s no official pardon request on the table, Maxwell’s team is clearly hoping this move might lead to some leniency.
As of now, Maxwell remains in prison, and Trump says he’s not focused on pardons. But depending on what those 100 names reveal, that could change.
