Maxwell, who was the only person convicted in connection with the sex trafficking ring operated by the late financier Epstein, met last week with officials from the Department of Justice as the Trump administration tries to deal with a backlash over its failure to release the so-called “ Epstein files. ”

President Donald Trump should not pardon Ghislaine Maxwell if he wants to earn favor with Americans furious over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, a new poll reveals.