Rep. Robert Garcia: ‘It’s Outrageous That Donald Trump Would Even Consider Pardoning a Convicted Sex Trafficker’

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GARCIA: "Well, first, let me just say that we’re obviously very encouraged by the decision of the Supreme Court to not hear the appeal. Absolutely the right decision. And I just want to add just how outrageous it was for Donald Trump in today’s White House interview that he had with the press to even somehow lean into the idea of a pardon for a convicted sexual trafficker who herself abused girls, walked them to Jeffrey Epstein's home where they continued to get more abuse, And I’ve heard from numerous survivors of both Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who are just outraged at the treatment she is getting by the DoJ and by being moved to that facility that she’s currently in. So just — just what’s what’s happening right now in this cover-up should — every American should be upset and enraged by it. As for what’s next, Ghislaine Maxwell now has a responsibility to come in front of the Oversight Committee and answer our questions. Chairman Comer has agreed to bring her in. Her legal team that we’ve also been in communication with are very aware that she has to come in front of us, and that date is now being set. So this is a conversation that we should have had, as you know, months ago. She should have been answering our questions months ago, but the Republicans decided to delay that for this appeal process. Well, that appeal process is now over, and you can bet that we have a lot of questions for Ghislaine Maxwell."