Family Of Epstein Abuse Survivor Urges Trump Not To Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell: 'a Monster Who Deserves To Rot In Prison'

The family of a cardinal subsister of Jeffrey Epstein's intersexual maltreatment is urging President Donald Trump not to see clemency for nan precocious financier's co-conspirator and confidant Ghislaine Maxwell.

The family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a intersexual maltreatment advocator who died by termination successful April, made their plea to Trump successful a nationalist connection Wednesday aft he told reporters that Epstein, a convicted activity offender, "stole" Giuffre from his Mar-A-Lago club, wherever she worked arsenic a locker-room attendant astatine nan property of 16 during nan summertime of 2000.

Giuffre's family called that admittance by Trump "shocking," while questioning whether Trump was alert of Epstein's and Maxwell's actions.

“It was shocking to perceive President Trump invoke our sister and opportunity that he was alert that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes america inquire if he was alert of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal actions, particularly fixed his connection 2 years later that his bully friend Jeffrey 'likes women connected nan younger broadside . . . nary uncertainty astir it.' We and nan nationalist are asking for answers; survivors merit this,” nan family added.

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In their statement, nan family besides said that it was Maxwell who “targeted and preyed” connected Giuffre while she was moving astatine Mar-a-Lago.

“We would for illustration to explain that it was convicted activity trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell who targeted and preyed upon our past 16-year-old sister, Virginia, from Mar-a-Lago, wherever she was moving successful 2000, respective years earlier Epstein and President Trump had their falling out,” they said.

The White House did not instantly respond to a petition for remark Wednesday night. The Justice Department declined to remark erstwhile asked astir nan Giuffre family statement.

Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year situation condemnation for her domiciled recruiting and trafficking minors for sex, met pinch Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche past week arsenic nan Trump management seeks further accusation pertaining to Epstein's case. While her attorney, David Oscar Markus, said connected Friday location person been "no asks and nary promises" regarding clemency, he told reporters Maxwell "would invited immoderate relief."

When asked past week astir pardoning Maxwell, Trump said he hadn't thought astir it, but noted that he's "allowed to do it." The family of Giuffre, 1 of nan earliest and astir salient sound to telephone for charges against Epstein and Maxwell, said immoderate leniency extended toward Maxwell would "go down successful history arsenic being 1 of nan highest travesties of justice."

"The authorities and nan President should ne'er see giving Ghislaine Maxwell immoderate leniency," nan family said.

“Ghislaine Maxwell is simply a monster who deserves to rot successful situation for nan remainder of her life for nan bonzer unit and maltreatment she put not conscionable our sister Virginia through, but galore different survivors, who whitethorn number successful nan thousands."