Top Republican Lawmaker Signals GOP Openness to Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell ... Prediction Markets Chances Surge

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on

Written by :

Jagajeet Chiba

Published on :

Ghislaine Maxwell

Polymarket traders are giving U.S. President Donald Trump odds of pardoning convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell a price of +426 (implied 19% chance).

Those odds more than doubled from just a 7% chance just five days ago. 

The oddsmakers at BetOnline.ag still have her odds of a pardon set at 7/1 and -2000 of not happening. 

BetOnline also featured a host of other Jeffrey Epstein-related betting markets including Sarah Ferguson being charged in the USA, Andrew Mountbatten charged in the USA and any related Epstein indictments before 2027 with the YES being favored at -120.  Epstein, along with Maxwell, were convicted for sex trafficking,  Epstein committed suicide in 2019 while Maxwell continues to serve a 20-year federal sentence.  Her projected release, baring a pardon, would be 2037. 

The changes reflect growing GOP support for such a pardon, though members remain split. 

Chair Rep. James Comer told Politico that while he did not support it, a “lot of people” believed that a pardon in exchange for Maxwell’s testimony and cooperation with the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein would be a “favorable deal.”

Former Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was having none of it.  Greene was instrumental in having the Epstein Files released late last year before announcing her resignation. 

 

 

"I am shocked that some of my former Republican colleagues on the Oversight Committee are supporting pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. 

"The Epstein survivors are adamantly against her receiving a pardon as she was one of their main abusers next to Jeffrey Epstein and they say she is a serial liar. 

"If Trump gives her a pardon, it sets up a very potential quid pro quo. She will owe Trump and she will lie to protect people he ask her to. 

"Instead the DOJ and local prosecutors with jurisdiction should be prosecuting the rich powerful elites who raped and trafficked these brave survivors when they were just teenagers and young vulnerable women. 

"Why is this so complicated???"

  • Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com 

Related Content

Kimberly Guilfoyle Out as US Ambassador to Greece Now Hits 86 Percent Likelihood at Kalshi

Kimberly Guilfoyle Out as US Ambassador to Greece Now Hits 86 Percent Likelihood at Kalshi

The Wall Street Journal las week reported questionable conduct by Guilfoyle, including making an alleged threat to a host country official, accepting improper gifts and services and offering to use her influence inside the administration in return for the payment of a large credit card bill.
CeeDee Lamb Injury Puts FanDuel Bet Protect+ to the Test

CeeDee Lamb Injury Puts FanDuel Bet Protect+ to the Test

Dallas Cowboys CeeDee Lamb struggling through a lower-body issue in Thursday night's loss to the Buccaneers resulted in a controversial ruling by FanDuel.
Chris Gallant Payout Odds to Win New York-01 Long Island Race as BDSM Past Resurfaces

Chris Gallant Payout Odds to Win New York-01 Long Island Race as BDSM Past Resurfaces

Democratic congressional candidate says most of his friends know he is "kinky" and embraces his BDSM past, says he wants to make "politics sexy again".
LA Poker Room Hustler Casino Live Bans Poker Pro Britney Jing for Now

LA Poker Room Hustler Casino Live Bans Britney Jing for Now

The player has been accused of staking multiple players in the same games and engaging in potential collusion, though HCL has yet to conclude its own investigation into the matter.