{"id":2637447,"date":"2026-07-29T19:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-approves-resolution-opposing-ghislaine-maxwell-pardon\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T19:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:18:36","slug":"senate-approves-resolution-opposing-ghislaine-maxwell-pardon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-approves-resolution-opposing-ghislaine-maxwell-pardon\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate approves resolution opposing Ghislaine Maxwell pardon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-approves-resolution-opposing-ghislaine-maxwell-pardon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2637447&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution opposing a presidential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell,Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s ex-girlfriend. Maxwell, connected to Epstein for decades, was convicted in 2022 for sex trafficking and related charges, serving a 20-year sentence. Recently, she has been interviewed by the Justice Department as part of investigations into Epstein, claiming that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-weiss-chairman-brad-karp-resigns-after-epstein-files-released\/\" title=\"Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp resigns after ... files ...d\">newly released government files<\/a> may exonerate her. Despite no public indication from President Trump that he plans to pardon Maxwell, he has stated he has the authority but has not considered the issue. The Senate\u2019s resolution emphasizes its stance against clemency for Maxwell, highlighting concerns over her involvement in recruiting underage girls for Epstein. Maxwell\u2019s case drew attention when the Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal, and she continues to seek clemency, asserting her willingness to cooperate with authorities if pardoned. Reports indicate she supports Trump and believes this could influence her chances for release.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> unanimously passed a resolution opposing a presidential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell on Wednesday, putting itself on record against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s<\/a> ex-girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maxwell <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3478970\/who-is-ghislaine-maxwell-what-can-the-trump-administration-do-to-make-her-speak-epstein\/\">was associated with Epstein<\/a> for decades before he died in a jail cell in New York in 2019. She underwent criminal trials for sex trafficking charges related to facilitating Epstein\u2019s crimes that resulted in a 20-year prison sentence in 2022. More recently, President Donald Trump\u2019s Justice Department has interviewed her in an attempt to get a better grasp on Epstein\u2019s identity, and she has argued that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4625033\/ghislaine-maxwell-new-evidence-epstein-files-erase-her-conviction\/\">newly released government files <\/a>tied to the deceased New York financier provide evidence that should clear her conviction.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4668227\/senate-resolution-ghislaine-maxwell-pardon-epstein\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate approves resolution opposing Ghislaine Maxwell pardon amid Epstein investigation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4667233\/prosecutors-allege-tyler-robinson-targeted-charlie-kirk-religious-political-views\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Prosecutors allege Tyler Robinson targeted Charlie Kirk over his religious and political views<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4666418\/doj-cant-release-biden-tapes-while-hiding-jack-smith-report-watchdog\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ can\u2019t release Biden tapes while hiding Jack Smith report, watchdog says<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid budding interest in Maxwell, the Senate this week voted in favor of Sen. Jacky Rosen\u2019s (D-NV) resolution, which stated that Trump \u201cshould not grant a pardon, commutation, or any other form of executive clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Senate stands with the victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking and affirms its commitment to justice, accountability, and the protection of children,\u201d it reads, referring to concerns that Epstein and Maxwell recruited girls as young as 14 for sexual or suggestive activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has never said he would pardon Maxwell, but he has also declined to confirm that he would not do so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m allowed to do it, but it\u2019s something I have not thought about,\u201d he told reporters in July 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Days later, the president reiterated the thought.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m allowed to give her a pardon, but nobody\u2019s approached me with it,\u201d Trump said. \u201cNobody\u2019s asked me about it. It\u2019s in the news about that \u2014 that aspect of it, but right now it would be inappropriate to talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maxwell\u2019s case came to the public eye, particularly in October 2025, when the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on her conviction. Maxwell has argued that her conviction violated a 2007 plea deal Epstein made with federal prosecutors in which the government agreed not to prosecute any of his co-conspirators. In July 2024, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3481930\/ghislaine-maxwell-productive-day-doj-meeting-epstein-case\/\">sat down with Maxwell<\/a> in what her lawyer described as the first time any DOJ official had opened direct lines of communication with her throughout the government\u2019s investigation into Epstein. Blanche has said he will not recommend <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4613624\/bop-ghislaine-maxwell-prison-transfer\/\">a pardon for Maxwell<\/a>, though her lawyer has said she will continue seeking clemency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4613624\/bop-ghislaine-maxwell-prison-transfer\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">BOP DEFENDS MAXWELL PRISON TRANSFER AFTER DEMOCRATS ALLEGE CUSHY CONDITIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Substack journalist Jessica Reed Kraus, who is closely connected with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s \u201cMake America Healthy Again\u201d agenda and<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jessicareedkraus.substack.com\/p\/hih-epstein-files-a-comprehensive\"> covered Maxwell\u2019s trials<\/a> in 2021 and 2022, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jessicareedkraus.substack.com\/p\/is-ghislaine-maxwell-the-only-one?utm_source=post-email-title&#038;publication_id=556800&#038;post_id=168350063&#038;utm_campaign=email-post-title&#038;isFreemail=true&#038;r=1szamt&#038;triedRedirect=true&#038;utm_medium=email\">previously reported<\/a> that Epstein\u2019s ex-girlfriend is \u201cwilling and eager\u201d to cooperate with the Trump administration, \u201cbut only if guaranteed a pardon or commutation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong>Yes, she\u2019s working on a pardon \u2014 seems to believe that because she \u2018supports Trump,\u2019 she\u2019ll get clemency,\u201d one of Maxwell\u2019s fellow prison inmates<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jessicareedkraus.substack.com\/p\/epsteins-cellmate-yes-he-killed-himself?utm_source=post-email-title&#038;publication_id=556800&#038;post_id=167834930&#038;utm_campaign=email-post-title&#038;isFreemail=true&#038;r=1szamt&#038;triedRedirect=true&#038;utm_medium=email\"> told<\/a> Kraus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate opposes Maxwell pardon; linked to Epstein&#8217;s crimes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2637448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26042042143019.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41073,51796,5894,5421,3740],"class_list":["post-2637447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ghislaine-maxwell","tag-pardon-2","tag-politics","tag-resolution","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26042042143019.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2637447"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2637451,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637447\/revisions\/2637451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2637448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2637447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2637447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2637447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}