Ghislaine Maxwell Moves Florida, Seeks Trump Pardon

Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted for her role in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking, has been quietly transferred from a low-security federal prison in Florida to a minimum-security facility in Bryan, Texas, amid efforts to secure a pardon from President Donald Trump. Maxwell's legal team has indicated she is willing to testify openly and honestly to Congress in exchange for leniency, with a House Oversight Committee deposition scheduled for August 11. Despite no formal pardon request having been made to the president, Trump has acknowledged his authority to grant one but has not committed to doing so. The transfer to a more comfortable prison, shared with other high-profile inmates like Elizabeth Holmes, is unusual in its handling by the Federal Bureau of Prisons rather than the U.S. Marshals Service. Maxwell was recently interviewed extensively by Justice Department officials as part of negotiations for cooperation related to the broader Epstein investigation. Her lawyer has warned that Maxwell will invoke her Fifth Amendment rights if granted no immunity, emphasizing the politically charged environment and her reluctance to risk further criminal exposure without protections.