Trump’s Maxwell Pardon Talk Sparks Survivor Backlash

The brother of Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre said this week it was “hurtful” to hear President Donald Trump decline to rule out a possible pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker who was Epstein’s longtime associate, The Hill reported.

Sky Roberts, Giuffre’s brother, told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Tuesday that Trump’s hesitation struck survivors of Epstein’s crimes as dismissive.

“It’s hurtful for a lot of survivors out there. It’s hurtful for me, as a family member, to even hear the potential for a pardon — that he is considering it, or possibly not considering it, as he said. He didn’t waver one way or the other,” Roberts said. “However, I mean, why is this even a conversation?”

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