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Every senator went on record Wednesday opposing clemency for Jeffrey Epstein's convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, a rare bipartisan rebuke tied directly to the confirmation fight over Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Nevada Democrat, introduced the non-binding resolution on the Senate floor and asked for unanimous consent. No senator objected. The measure […] The post Senate votes unanimously to oppose any pardon for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell appeared first on American Almanac .
Every senator went on record Wednesday opposing clemency for Jeffrey Epstein's convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, a rare bipartisan rebuke tied directly to the confirmation fight over Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Nevada Democrat, introduced the non-binding resolution on the Senate floor and asked for unanimous consent. No senator objected. The measure calls on the president not to grant "a pardon, commutation, or any other form of executive clemency" to the 64-year-old Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence after a jury convicted her in late 2021 on sex trafficking conspiracy and trafficking of a minor. The vote carried no legal force, but its timing was deliberate. Rosen linked it…Open
AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Senate goes on record to oppose any possible pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday declaring that Ghislaine Maxwell , the convicted sex trafficker who aided Jeffrey Epstein 's abuse of underage girls, should never receive a presidential pardon. - Why it matters: Democrats wanted to put every Republican senator on record as opposed to a potential pardon. - By failing to object to Sen. Jacky Rosen's resolution, Republicans agreed that the president "should not grant a pardon, commutation, or any other form of executive clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell," according to the resolution. - "The Senate stands with the victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking and affirms its commitment to justice, accountability, and the protection of children." - Senate resolutions like…
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