Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Declines to Recommend Pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has stated during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing that he would not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex-trafficking crimes. This statement was made in response to a question from Senator Chris Van Hollen. Maxwell, a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, has exhausted her appeals, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear her petition. Earlier this year, Maxwell appeared before the House oversight and reform committee but invoked her Fifth Amendment right, refusing to answer questions. Her attorney has indicated that she would only speak if granted clemency. 
