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US Senate Passes Unanimous Resolution Rejecting Ghislaine Maxwell Pardon

Would pardoning her be a betrayal of Epstein's survivors or the key to finally exposing the truth?

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US Senate Passes Unanimous Resolution Rejecting Ghislaine Maxwell Pardon

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Above: Then-acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, announces the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell on July 2, 2020. Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Narrative A

Trump's refusal to rule out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell is a disgrace to every survivor of Epstein's abuse. The Senate had to go on record unanimously just to make clear that a convicted sex trafficker shouldn't walk free, marking a rare moment where politics took a back seat to basic justice. Granting clemency to Maxwell would betray survivors and further erode public trust in the justice system.

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Narrative B

The Senate's resolution is non-binding, so it changes nothing about what the president can legally do. If Maxwell possesses credible, verifiable information about powerful figures that prosecutors have failed to expose, policymakers should prioritize obtaining that evidence over passing symbolic resolutions.

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