00:00To stay on topic, on Monday, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell,
00:06refused to answer questions from U.S. lawmakers and asked U.S. President Donald Trump for clemency.
00:12Ghislaine Maxwell, sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to abuse minors,
00:19sent a clear message to Donald Trump.
00:21If the President granted her a pardon, she would clear his name of any irregularities related to the case.
00:28Maxwell's refusal comes as Congress steps up efforts to uncover possible institutional failures,
00:35cover-ups and networks of complicity that allowed Epstein to maintain his abuse network for years.
00:41In this regard, the Epstein case remains one of the most serious and sensitive sexual abuse scandals in recent U.S. history.
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