Ghislaine Maxwell's Lawyer Believes Trump Will Issue a Pardon
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- Category: Europe
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-18 07:20 UTC
- Sources: Politico Europe
Maxwell's defence attorney David Oscar Markus said in an interview that he expects President Trump to pardon his client, who is currently serving a prison sentence as the convicted accomplice of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Markus described Maxwell as a "scapegoat" who would not have been prosecuted had Epstein not died.
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