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Spicer Warns Trump: Pardoning Maxwell Sparks Outrage

8/11/2025

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Sean Spicer cautioned President Trump against the potential fallout of pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, predicting a wave of public outrage. Simultaneously, JD Vance drew criticism for attributing blame to Democrats in the Epstein scandal, as demands for transparency and the release of Epstein's files grow louder.

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Sean Spicer cautioned President Trump against the potential fallout of pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, predicting a wave of public outrage. Simultaneously, JD Vance drew criticism for attributing blame to Democrats in the Epstein scandal, as demands for transparency and the release of Epstein's files grow louder.