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In a letter to Congress, the lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted co-conspirator says clemency would allow her to talk to lawmakers.

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[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 days ago

Known child rapist has something to say about other child rapists in exchange for a reduced sentence from another child rapist.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 100 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I’m confused. Is she offering to lie on the stand about Trump’s guilt in exchange for a presidential pardon?

[–] AreaKode@lemmy.world 67 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lords no! That would be ILLEGAL! (but yes)

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 36 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago

"BING-POT!"

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 2 points 3 days ago

Happy a cake day!

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

She has been coached thoroughly. The scrip will be followed if she wants a pardon.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

She's gonna name like 50 democrats and that's it. We know how this goes. Disgusting.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Source: https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/07/the-100-names-ghislaine-maxwell-named-as-being-on-the-epstein-list

  • Barack Obama
  • Definitely NOT Donald Trump, of whom Jeffrey Epstein often said “I wish Donald Trump would stop foiling my plans to do pedophile crimes!”
  • Bill Clinton
  • Hillary Clinton
  • Chelsea Clinton
  • Socks the cat
  • Rosie O’Donnell
  • Stephen Colbert
  • Rachel Maddow
  • Barack Hussein Obama
  • Joe Biden
  • Hunter Biden
  • Joe Biden’s wife
  • Justin Trudeau
  • Mark Carney
  • Trey Parker
  • Matt Stone
  • Cartman from South Park
  • the starting lineup of the 2018 Philadelphia Eagles who refused to come to the White House
  • Barack Obama
  • Liz Cheney
  • Robert Mueller
  • everyone that works at NPR
  • Kamala Harris
  • woke Superman
  • Nancy Pelosi
  • Jack Smith
  • Mark Milley
  • Letitia James
  • Adam Schiff
  • Anderson Cooper
  • you guessed it… Barack Obama
  • Elmo
  • John Bolton
  • Anthony Fauci
  • Seth Meyers
  • Jimmy Kimmel
  • Michelle Obama
  • also Barack Obama
  • Kristen Stewart
  • George W. Bush
  • Dick Cheney
  • the woke Pope
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a major Epstein co-conspirator from 1995-99
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Taylor Swift
  • Beyoncé
  • Chris Christie
  • Bono
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • “Barry O”, aka, Barack Obama
  • James Comey
  • Warionald Trump, evil twin of Donald Trump who is often mistaken for him in photographs
  • Sonia Sotomayor
  • that nerd Ezra Klein
  • Prince Andrew (some of these have to be real)
  • Whoever discontinued St. Tropez Orange Spray Tan No. 4
  • Central Park Five #1
  • Central Park Five #2
  • Central Park Five #3
  • Central Park Five #4
  • Central Park Five #5
  • Leona Helmsley
  • Stephen King
  • Stormy Daniels
  • E. Jean Carroll
  • Tony Schwartz
  • Alec Baldwin
  • the guy who played Biff Tannen in Back To The Future Part II
  • Ivana Trump
  • the cast of Saturday Night Live circa 2016-2025
  • Jon Leibowitz, aka “Jon Stewart”
  • Bill Gates
  • Anthony Blinken
  • Mike Pompeo
  • Adam Kinzinger
  • everyone who ever attended Harvard University
  • Kilmar Abrego Garcia
  • Barack Obama
  • Barack Obama
  • Barack Obama
  • Barack Obama
  • Barack Obama
  • Barack Obama
  • Barack Obama
  • Barack Obama
  • Barack Obama
  • Barack Obama
  • Alan Dershowitz, but actually
[–] zero@fek.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Barack Obama is missing from that list.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 2 days ago

Thanks Obama for not being on the list.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Beautiful list, nobody makes a better list, they said it can't be done

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 68 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Am I alone in not caring what she has to say? The FBI has all the documents and her previous testimony already. She already had the opportunity to defend herself in court pleading her case, was found guilty, and is serving time for crimes she's done.

Hey, Judge person, just say "nope, back to your cell" and close the book.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 39 points 3 days ago (3 children)

This is the most obvious setup ever. What she has to “say” will have nothing to do with previous testimony and everything to do with exonerating Trump and his hundreds of millions of apologists.

For a pardon that Americans will accept because Trump is worth it to them.

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

It's the only way to get an "Epstein list" that doesn't have Trump's name all over it

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago

Plus she's already met with Trump's personal fixer in his new DOJ role, and she saw what happened to Epstein: not sure how whatever she has to say could be more tainted.

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[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago (3 children)

She was supposed to have immunity after Epstein's first conviction from Florida but New York decided that they didn't have to honor that. Why would she try again?

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

Because the POTUS is an idiot, and is in the list. Two facts that the immunity will conveniently make her forget.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How many times does this need to be repeated? State and Federal crimes are separate, as are every individual State.

They were flying girls from New York to Florida, so you not only have Federal crimes, but both states can prosecute for the crimes on their State.

[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then why is she sitting in Federal Prison? She was prosecuted in federal court on federal charges regarding the activity she should have had immunity on when Epstein was convicted the first time. He had a deal with the federal prosecutor in Florida that they would grant immunity to his co-conspirators. He did what he was supposed to under the deal but the New York prosecutor who convicted Maxwell decided to ignore that.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Ah, I see you missed one of the major events in this saga. One of the victims filed a federal lawsuit under the Crime Victims' Rights Act, saying she and other victims were not informed that the Epstein case was being resolved with a plea deal, as required by law. This was a sealed agreement made via the U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta that seemed to specifically be intended to prevent the victims from knowing about the NPA (Non-Prosecution Agreement). In 2019, a judge ruled in their favor.

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/25/735804464/jeffrey-epsteins-sex-offender-plea-deal-must-stand-federal-prosecutors-say

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ah, so a Trump appointee made an illegal deal that was supposed to keep everything hidden from the victims and public at large... It's almost like Trump had a vested interest in keeping stuff related to the case hidden.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 2 days ago

Alex Acosta was appointed to the U.S. attorney for Southern District of Florida by George Bush in 2005. Acosta only became a Trump lackey in 2016.

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[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Because what other option does she have?

Hope she's immune to bedsheets.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 11 points 3 days ago

Immunity? Okay. The government makes deals like that all the time.

Clemency? She can rot. I hope her death is slow and painful.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 days ago

I'm completely shocked. /s

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Hmmm I'm more interested in the Epstein list that Bondi had. Maybe we finish going through that list before starting on a second one?

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How about isolation or clementines?

[–] zero@fek.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 2 points 3 days ago

That's sort of an incentive too!

[–] char_stats@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I'd write her a year off if she'd send Trump and the others to jail for 20+ years. That's my deal—take it or leave it.

[–] zero@fek.xyz 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Her deal is more likely leave Trump out of it and hang 20 others.

[–] char_stats@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm sure that's the case. I guess we'll soon see how corrupted (or not) the american judicial system is.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There is no American judicial system anymore. There are no laws in a failed fascist state

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

There are laws, but only for the poors and political enemies of the fascists.

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[–] Bubbey@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

After they legalized bribery for supreme court members I kind of gave up on the concept of "blind justice"

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Specifically 20 non-R others.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

They will sacrifice some R that's no longer relevant

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