{"id":30473,"date":"2025-07-10T19:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30473"},"modified":"2025-07-10T19:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:00:48","slug":"ghislaine-maxwell-hoping-for-trump-pardon-but-wh-says-itll-never-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30473","title":{"rendered":"Ghislaine Maxwell Hoping for Trump Pardon, but WH Says It&#8217;ll Never Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--\/.article__header--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-4cba31e894fda444774feb8568289b43\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/65\/4by3\/2025\/07\/10\/6556af3fd75647cbbe9abd25fd455eaa_md.jpg\" alt=\"Ghislaine Maxwell donald trump main getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4cba31e894fda444774feb8568289b43--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1fd246b9a93a3436b899fe2dd14effd9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><strong>Ghislaine Maxwell<\/strong> is hopeful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>President Trump<\/strong><\/a> will review her case and pardon her &#8230; after his DOJ&#8217;s controversial announcement about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeffrey-epstein\/\"><strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong><\/a> files this week &#8212; but sources close to the President say there isn&#8217;t a snowball&#8217;s chance in Hell that&#8217;ll happen.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1fd246b9a93a3436b899fe2dd14effd9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2816a6dffc5ab15625e6c6c3a852c22c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">A source close to Ghislaine tells TMZ \u2026 in the wake of the Trump admin&#8217;s debunking of Epstein&#8217;s so-called &#8220;client list&#8221; &#8212; which some people had hoped would bring down various politicians and Hollywood celebs &#8212; the British heiress and former Epstein partner is hopeful Trump will spring her from the joint.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2816a6dffc5ab15625e6c6c3a852c22c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e4fe9a512efc5a1d883be150436ab16f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c8c493ec-4997-41d0-acc1-b3377b38eb14-1178427790-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-c8c493ec-4997-41d0-acc1-b3377b38eb14-1178427790-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7f\/16by9\/2025\/07\/08\/7f9bd15a8fb04dd4bf7c1984e4433341_md.jpg\" alt=\"donald_trump_jeffrey_epstein_tmz_live_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-c8c493ec-4997-41d0-acc1-b3377b38eb14-1178427790\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:c8c493ec-4997-41d0-acc1-b3377b38eb14\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e4fe9a512efc5a1d883be150436ab16f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-58bf6e3ed6df4d4ec3729b3f5619d6d5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">We asked the White House if this is a legit option &#8230; and we got a Hell No in return. A senior Trump official tells us &#8230; there have been no discussions or considerations of a pardon for Ghislaine &#8212; and there never will be.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-58bf6e3ed6df4d4ec3729b3f5619d6d5--> <a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-42f44717758eec87ad76f58a85ed98a9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Ghislaine was sentenced to 20 years behind bars in June 2022 after being convicted of aiding Epstein in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minors over the course of a decade, and she&#8217;s currently sitting in a Florida prison.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-42f44717758eec87ad76f58a85ed98a9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b9d48f28334fa504337a99a9c01bfd72\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">After this week&#8217;s official announcement about the Epstein files, people infuriated about the outcome have raged online, demanding to know &#8230; &#8220;Why is she in prison then?!?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b9d48f28334fa504337a99a9c01bfd72--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d269e1ca9c57e277b7f79b7d09041919\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/85\/4by3\/2024\/01\/04\/8591515ad17f42a7a099dbc8e5ab14cf_md.jpg\" alt=\"prince andrew Virginia Giuffre ghislaine maxwell\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d269e1ca9c57e277b7f79b7d09041919--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9f7f1c623943f0d18c1d40af1f5818a6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">We&#8217;re told the DOJ never worked with Ghislaine &#8230; despite her offering to cooperate after Epstein was arrested for alleged underage sex trafficking. It was reported she&#8217;d been seeking to cut a plea deal with the feds &#8230; but they apparently said No Thanks. In April, Ghislaine asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn her sex-trafficking conviction.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9f7f1c623943f0d18c1d40af1f5818a6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-21801d343d08237b52441dc22aa2258d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e6\/4by3\/2025\/07\/08\/e67ecc874f21489d9e61d3caeb0a1583_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jeffrey Epstein donald trump Melania Knauss Ghislaine Maxwell getty 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-21801d343d08237b52441dc22aa2258d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e8d6c79d4e562a40d788e2aa9da7c6d1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">It&#8217;s well-known Trump was friendly with Epstein and probably knew Ghislaine &#8212; so there are layers to a possible pardon &#8230; which, again, our White House sources say ain&#8217;t happening.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e8d6c79d4e562a40d788e2aa9da7c6d1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-745b9a733a7bcef9ded533b7fffd15e6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/68\/4by3\/2025\/07\/10\/683dc0aa7b114c6196a490c363760bf8_md.jpg\" alt=\"jeffrey epstein Ghislaine Maxwell sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-745b9a733a7bcef9ded533b7fffd15e6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f366ae0fe6f7594f68efb60e521864a7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><strong>David Oscar Markus<\/strong>, the lawyer representing Maxwell in the Supreme Court appeal, tells TMZ \u2026 he believes the high court is her best route to freedom.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f366ae0fe6f7594f68efb60e521864a7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ee969f4362d4a6a6869ad216baa5eaa3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Markus tells us &#8230; &#8220;The recent developments underscore just how absurd it is that Ghislaine is still in prison. The government says there\u2019s no Epstein client list, yet Ghislaine Maxwell remains locked up as the scapegoat for ghosts. It\u2019s not right. We are hopeful that she gets some relief [via the SC] soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ee969f4362d4a6a6869ad216baa5eaa3--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/.article__blocks--><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\"><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"> Jeffrey Epstein <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"> Donald Trump <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/crime-and-arrests\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"> Crime &amp; Arrests <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/white-house\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:4}\"> White House <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/politix\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:5}\"> Politix <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/exclusive\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:6}\"> Exclusive <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/controversial\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:7}\"> Controversial S#!T <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/fairly-legal\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:8}\"> Fairly Legal <\/a><\/section>\n<p><!--\/.tag-cloud--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Ghislaine Maxwell is hopeful President Trump will review her case and pardon her &#8230; after his DOJ&#8217;s controversial announcement about the Jeffrey Epstein files this week &#8212; but sources &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30475,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30473\/revisions\/30475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}