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Todd Blanche says DOJ will not recommend pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers during congressional budget testimony that the Justice Department would not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted Epstein co-conspirator serving a federal sentence. The statement followed months of congressional scrutiny over clemency discussions and the broader Epstein files release fight.
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