Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein demanded that President Donald Trump definitively rule out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. About a dozen survivors will speak publicly at a bipartisan press conference as Congress returns from recess. Polls show high public interest even as media attention waned over the summer. Survivors expressed frustration that the president has not ruled out a pardon and has boasted about his pardon power. Survivors accused the president of focusing attention on accused criminals and valuing them more than victims. Survivors called the mere idea of a pardon an insult and urged officials to prioritize victim accountability.
MARIJKE CHARTOUNI: Oh, absolutely, yeah. I mean, just toying with the idea is an insult. HALLIE JACKSON: What would you say to the President if he could hear you right now about this, about the potential part, and about the case, about all of this that's in the ether right now? MARIJKE CHARTOUNI: I would ask why he's putting so much attention on the criminals and why he seems to value them more than us.
And with Congress returning from a turbulent recess, the deceased sex criminal and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell are about to face the spotlight anew. About a dozen Epstein survivors will speak out publicly Wednesday at a press conference arranged by lawmakers from both parties. In an exclusive interview for NBC News, a group of them spoke to Jackson ahead of that testimony. The president has not ruled out a pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell, instead boasting about his right to do so.
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