Epstein Survivors Push Britain to Oppose Any Maxwell Pardon (8/13/26)

Epstein survivor Lara Blume McGee urged British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to directly press President Donald Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, saying the possibility of clemency for the woman she accused of grooming her was deeply disturbing. McGee said Maxwell began grooming her when she was 20 and argued that Britain had a responsibility to speak forcefully because Maxwell is a British citizen. Attorney Spencer Kuvin, who has represented multiple Epstein survivors, echoed that demand and said Burnham should make clear to the Trump administration that freeing Maxwell would have consequences far beyond American politics. Their concerns were heightened by Trump’s refusal to categorically rule out a pardon and by Maxwell’s lawyers suggesting that she would cooperate more fully with investigations into Epstein’s crimes if she received clemency. Survivors viewed that possibility as an unacceptable bargain in which the person convicted of helping Epstein abuse young women and girls could potentially trade information for her freedom. The article also placed the pardon controversy within the broader political fight surrounding Maxwell’s treatment by the Justice Department. Survivors remained angry over her transfer to a minimum-security federal prison after lengthy meetings with Todd Blanche and feared that the favorable treatment could ultimately culminate in clemency. Kuvin argued that a pardon would send a devastating message to trafficking survivors by suggesting that a convicted accomplice could receive special consideration because she possessed information about powerful people. The pressure on Burnham also came after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution opposing any presidential pardon or clemency for Maxwell, demonstrating unusually broad political opposition to the idea. McGee and other survivors were therefore calling on the British government to add its voice to that opposition and to support a wider independent inquiry into Epstein, Maxwell and anyone else credibly implicated in their crimes. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: 'Andy Burnham needs to tell Trump not to pardon my groomer Ghislaine Maxwell' | News Politics | Metro News Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.