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Trump to give ‘list’ of Epstein associates, says hasn’t considered pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell 

He told reporters while leaving the White House for a trip to Scotland on Friday, Trump divert questions about a possible pardon, saying, “It’s something I haven’t thought about. I’m allowed to do it, but it’s not something I’ve considered.”

Donald TrumpPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 25, 2025, in Washington. The President is traveling to Scotland. (AP)

US President Donald Trump has said he will release a “list” of Epstein associates amid a clamour from both Democrats and his own MAGA base of supporters for the names of those who visited the convicted sex offender’s island. While leaving the White House for Scotland, Trump added he “hasn’t thought about” granting a pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, and instead urged reporters to focus on other high-profile figures linked to the disgraced financier.

Trump downplayed his own ties to Epstein and called on journalists to investigate others. “You should focus on Clinton… the former president of Harvard, and some of the hedge fund guys. I’ll give you a list. These guys lived with Jeffrey Epstein. I sure as hell didn’t,” he was quoted by Fox News as saying.

The development comes amid reports that Attorney General Pam Bondi had told Trump in May that his name appeared in Justice Department files related to the disgraced financier.

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On Friday, Trump insisted that he never visited Epstein’s private island, contrasting himself with former President Bill Clinton. “You ought to be speaking to Bill Clinton, who went to the island 28 times. I never went to the island,” he said.

Asked about pardoning Maxwell, Trump said “it’s something I haven’t thought about. I’m allowed to do it, but it’s not something I’ve considered,” according to Fox News. When asked multiple times about the topic, he added, “I certainly can’t talk about pardons.”

Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, met for a second day with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in what her lawyers described as a “very productive” session. They claimed she “answered every single question.”

Trump also took an aim at former US President Barack Obama and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, suggesting there’s a double standard in media coverage. “They don’t talk about them, they talk about me. I have nothing to do with the guy,” he claimed.

The comments come amid renewed attention to the Epstein case following Attorney General Pam Bondi’s claim earlier this year that she had the Epstein files, only for the Justice Department to later state there is no client list and Epstein died by suicide in jail in 2019.

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