Trump eyed Ghislaine Maxwell pardon amid fear Epstein partner would talk: writer
An anxious Donald Trump weighed whether to pardon Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell for fear of what secrets she might spill about the billionaires' relationship, author Michael Wolff told The Daily Beast.
"After Maxwell, now 63, was arrested by the FBI in July 2020 for allegedly helping Epstein run his sex-trafficking ring—luring and grooming young girls into a web of abuse—Trump grew 'very wary' and began asking, 'What could she say—what would she say?'" Wolff told The Beast's Joanna Coles.
“They did everything together," Wolff said. "And this is from sharing, pursuing women, hunting women, sharing at least one girlfriend for at least a year, and this kind of rich-guy relationship with each other’s planes. I dare say they kind of loved each other. These [sic] were brothers in arms for a long time.”...