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sheshe2

(98,098 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:02 PM Apr 22

'Hoo boy!' Republicans stun journalist by mulling 'politically cancerous' move

Politico reported that lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee are split over whether to approve a pardon for

Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, who is currently serving a more than 20-year sentence for her role in his crimes.

"Maxwell, who was deposed by the Oversight Committee as the sole convicted accomplice in the Epstein sex trafficking scheme, previously invoked her Fifth Amendment right in declining to answer the panel’s questions. Her lawyer has said that she would only speak if granted clemency — a power available solely to Trump, who has not ruled out the prospect of a pardon," the report reads in part.

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"Hoo boy!" MacFarlane said. "Try to find a Democrat to vote for that thing. It's like playing the Powerball. You could win, but you're not going to. You could find a Democrat to support giving her clemency. You will not. So let's start there.

"This thing is politically cancerous to all who touch it," he added. "I can't imagine they're going to find a critical mass to support that toxic idea."


https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2676801720/
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'Hoo boy!' Republicans stun journalist by mulling 'politically cancerous' move (Original Post) sheshe2 Apr 22 OP
Hopefully State and Civil charges will find her if T-rump lets this creep out... wcmagumba Apr 22 #1
If Fetterman were in the House, he'd approve BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 22 #2
Yup. sheshe2 Apr 22 #3
IRONY... lame54 Apr 22 #4
They don't have the power to do that. surfered Apr 22 #5
If she is released pwb Thursday #6

lame54

(39,964 posts)
4. IRONY...
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:17 PM
Apr 22

Magas were fueled by anti pedo
They believed the silliest stories about dems
But can't swallow the truth about Trump and the enabling repugs

pwb

(12,783 posts)
6. If she is released
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:10 PM
Thursday

she will be killed. It will be her death disguised as freedom. IMO.

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