Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly moved from Florida prison to Texas as Trump weighs pardon
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for her role in helping Epstein recruit, groom, and abuse young girls. She was being held at a federal prison in Tallahassee. Now, she's at the Federal Prison Camp Bryan in southeast Texas, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told the Sun.
This comes amid mounting speculation over whether President Donald Trump could grant the British socialite a pardon.
'Well, I'm allowed to give her a pardon, but nobody's approached me with it,' Trump said Monday. 'Nobody's asked me about it.'
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