‘Pardon watch begins now’: Analysts smell ‘witness tampering’ as DOJ meets Epstein partner

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department ignited a firestorm Tuesday by announcing that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will personally question Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite serving a 20‑year sentence for aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking network. While Blanche insisted on X that “justice demands courage” and vowed that “no one is above the law,” the move comes as Trump’s base grows frustrated over the DOJ’s failure to release long‑rumored Epstein files, including a so‑called “client list” that officials say doesn’t exist. The timing—given Trump’s past friendship with Epstein—has fueled speculation online that the administration may be pressuring Maxwell into silence or even considering a presidential pardon. Commentators from activists to former prosecutors are warning that the meeting smacks of witness tampering and could signal a deeper effort to control the narrative around Epstein’s crimes.

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