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Amber Woods@AmberWoods100 · Nov 10, 2025

Rep. Jamie Raskin just dropped a bombshell letter Sunday — accusing Trump’s circle of cutting a “potential exchange of…

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Rep. Jamie Raskin accused Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche of conducting a two-day interview with imprisoned sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in July, allegedly in exchange for her testimony exonerating Trump, which Raskin claims violates Bureau of Prisons policy. Maxwell, now preparing a commutation request, was moved to a minimum-security facility after the interview, while the White House stated Trump hasn't considered commuting her sentence.

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    Rep. Jamie Raskin just dropped a bombshell letter Sunday — accusing Trump’s circle of cutting a “potential exchange of favors” deal with convicted child sex trafficked and Jeffrey Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell. A thread because no I won’t shut up about it 🧵

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    2 Raskin calls out the two day “interview” that Todd Blanche (Pam Bondi’s former deputy and one of Trump’s defense lawyers) conducted with Maxwell over two days in July at her Texas prison. The alleged outcome: a “deal for false testimony exonerating Trump and other Epstein accomplices.”

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    3 Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking of minors, provided recorded testimony clearing Trump of wrongdoing amid renewed scrutiny of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Raskin’s letter calls it “a flagrant violation of Bureau of Prisons policy.” This is just a portion of the transcript where Maxwell sings Trump’s praises

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    This is a link to the written and audio transcripts provided by the DOJ. Note: Blanche says they spoke prior to turning on the recording as well. justice.gov/maxwell-interv…

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    4 I’ve been relentlessly covering this and calling for her to be returned to her original prison, as survivors have requested. And I’m thankful that now @RepRaskin is explicitly calling it out. He says what I’ve been saying—moving Maxwell from FCI Tallahassee (a mixed-security prison) to Bryan, TX, a minimum-security women’s camp, directly violates BOP rules that bar sex offenders from such placements.

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    5 The letter also reveals Maxwell is preparing a commutation request to Trump via her lawyer, Leah Saffian. “I am struggling to keep it all together… there are so many attachments,” Maxwell wrote in an email titled “RE: Commutation Application.” Maxwell and Epstein in an evidence photo

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    @RepRaskin 6 The Supreme Court rejected Maxwell’s appeal last month leaving a Trump pardon or commutation as her only path to freedom. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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    @RepRaskin 7 The White House responded Sunday night: “The White House does not comment on potential clemency requests. As President Trump has stated, pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell is not something he has thought about.”

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    8 So to recap: • Blanche met Maxwell in July for two days of “interview” • She offered testimony clearing Trump (while still trying to smear survivors) • Rep Raskin says the meeting and her earlier transfer to “club fed” after the interview broke federal policy • Maxwell is now preparing a commutation bid. • White House says Trump hasn’t thought of commuting her. •Maxwell insider says “club fed” is just a short stay, and she will soon move to “home confinement.” No word from the White House on those claims. All eyes on the DOJ and on Trump’s next move.

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    @RepRaskin 9 Rep Raskin’s complete letter to the Justice Department can be found here: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…

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