Greene Blasts Maxwell Pardon Talk, Urges Elite Prosecution

0:00On April 24th, Marjorie Taylor Greene is blasting some of her former Republican colleagues for even thinking about pardoning Elaine Maxwell, THE. Jeffrey Epstein accomplice now serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. She's calling Maxwell a serial abuser and liar, and she's stunned that folks on the House Oversight Committee are split on trading clemency for her. Full cooperation in the Epstein probe. Maxwell got moved to a minimum security prison camp in Bryan, Texas, back in August of last year, after time in a Florida facility. Her lawyer says she testified honestly if granted a pardon, since she previously took the 5th before the committee. But Greene warns that could create a shady deal where Maxwell owes favors and lies to shield big names. Survivors of Epstein's crimes are furious about any pardon talk, seeing it as a total betrayal to the young women they abused. Greene agrees, pushing instead for the Justice Department and local prosecutors to go after the powerful elites who trafficked those victims.

1:01Now Maxwell's team just shipped a USB drive to federal prosecutors in New York on April 16th, packed with legal filings and about 50 exhibits, to try vacating her conviction. Officials call it, mostly recycled stuff, courts already shot down. This drama highlights the tough push for Epstein file transparency, with green breaking from Trump on it, and the committee still divided as the, investigation drags on. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered pop culture coverage.