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#GhislaineMaxwell was federally indicted on two #perjury counts as a result of her #testimony during her civil #deposition. Having been convicted of #SexTrafficking, she is now in jail presumably hoping that she will receive a #pardon from President #Trump. I can't imagine that her testimony will be given much weight by anyone with any knowledge whatsoever of her involvement with #JeffreyEpstein.”

- Brittany Henderson, attorney for numerous #Epstein survivors:

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The #pardon was not assured, acc/to the filing, which chronicles the #FoxNews host’s fury when her ex-husband was initially not included on Trump’s list for #clemency. She expressed…[she was]“upset” about that to the president’s son, #EricTrump, & lashed out at the girlfriend of Bernard Kerik, the former NYC police commissioner who received a pardon from #Trump. #JeaninePirro called Kerik a “selfish bastard,” & wrote in a text, “I DON’T CARE [ABOUT] ANYONE ELSE.”

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#Smartmatic included many of the conversations in 468 pages of filings to bolster its contention that #JeaninePirro & other #Fox hosts were determined to stay on Trump’s good side for a variety of motives. It said Pirro, a longtime friend of #Trump, sought to secure a #pardon for her ex-husband, Albert Pirro. Convicted earlier of #TaxEvasion & #conspiracy, Albert Pirro was the last person Trump pardoned during his first term.

NYT article about Changpeng Zhao’s quest for a presidential pardon. Worth remembering that Trump’s World Liberty Financial has already launched its #stablecoin #USD1 mostly on the Binance blockchain (BNB) and USD1’s usage in decentralized finance is 99% happening on Binance fake decentralized exchanges (PancakeSwap).

Zhao pleaded guilty to laundering money for upstanding groups like terrorists and sellers of child pornography just a few years ago.

* NYT: nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/poli
* Chart of USD1 DEX usage: x.com/Cryptadamist/status/1953

#CZ#Binance#BNB

trump's DOJ just dropped all charges against a #florida GOP state rep who had been accused of covid relief fraud, Carolina Amesty.

totally coincidentally she just so happened to hire Pam Bondi's brother as her attorney. either that, or maybe americans now live in a country where being friends with the king means you have free reign to commit crimes.

from the orlando sentinel:

> "The #FBI and other investigators concluded the federal money provided to the foundation and the business was used for Amesty’s personal expenses, including furniture and credit card bills"

(and of course she’s included a bible verse in her announcement)

orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/06

#GOP#MAGA#PamBondi
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#ElizabethFago had particular incentive to curry favor with #Trump at the time.

As NYT previously reported, she was appealing to Trump to #pardon her son, #PaulWalczak, who had pleaded #guilty to tax #crimes late last year.

Less than 3 weeks after Fago attended the dinner, Trump signed a full & unconditional pardon for Walczak. It spared him from having to pay nearly $4.4M in #restitution & from reporting to #prison for an 18-month sentence.

Interview: "Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell?" Perhaps... especially if she exonerates him over any abuse charges.

Vicky Ward was among the first to investigate Epstein when she profiled him for Vanity Fair in 2003.

The editor "cut out the testimonies of two young women who had spoken on the record about Epstein’s abuse."

Trump is "reportedly named in the documents."

democracynow.org/2025/7/28/eps

#Epstein #GhislaineMaxwell #USPol #Trump #maga #pardon .

Democracy Now! · Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell? Reporter Vicky Ward on Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell & Their VictimsBy Democracy Now!

Interview: "Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell?" Perhaps... especially if she exonerates him over any abuse charges.

Vicky Ward was among the first to investigate Epstein when she profiled him for Vanity Fair in 2003.

The editor "cut out the testimonies of two young women who had spoken on the record about Epstein’s abuse."

Trump is "reportedly named in the documents."

democracynow.org/2025/7/28/eps

#Epstein #GhislaineMaxwell #USPol #Trump #maga #pardon .

Democracy Now! · Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell? Reporter Vicky Ward on Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell & Their VictimsBy Democracy Now!

Trump to be "shot into the sun" by #maga

Trump pardons are a class of demon.

Trying to make maga "Shut Up About Epstein" - Trump appears to think giving Epstein's partner in child trafficking a pardon, so she forgets ever knowing Trump, will make #MAGA "Shut Up About Epstein"

After all, Epstein died in Trump custody.

E̶v̶e̶r̶y̶o̶n̶e̶ no one will believe Epstein's partner, when she says she doesn't know Trump, never met him, and, he "always kept his hands in his pockets."