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Epstein Warned Trump Would Misuse Pardons, Says Biographer

12/3/2025

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Michael Wolff, a biographer of Donald Trump, said on Inside Trump's Head that Epstein predicted U.S. President Donald Trump would misuse pardons.
Wolff notes Epstein warned Trump would wield pardons in a 'childlike' manner.
Trump pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted of drug trafficking, alarming legal analysts.
Wolff said pardons depend on connections and money, and he quoted, 'There are no free pardons here'.

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Michael Wolff, a biographer of Donald Trump, said on Inside Trump's Head that Epstein predicted U.S. President Donald Trump would misuse pardons.
Wolff notes Epstein warned Trump would wield pardons in a 'childlike' manner.
Trump pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted of drug trafficking, alarming legal analysts.
Wolff said pardons depend on connections and money, and he quoted, 'There are no free pardons here'.